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USAID cuts felt far outside Washington, D.C.: "Layoff trauma hit across the country"
Close to 20,000 employees — many living in states such as North Carolina, Vermont, California and Georgia — lost their jobs ...
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USAID funded things detrimental to some nations – State Department
The U.S. Department of State on Tuesday provided further insight into the “fold in” of the United States Agency for ...
USAID went into the woodchipper, and we’re all paying a price
After the Trump administration’s assaults on USAID, and pushback from its allies, where are we today? Well, a lot of ...
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Thousands of USAID terminations to take effect by September in agency's final leg of 'drawdown'
Thousands of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) employees will be terminated by September as the Trump administration restructures the agency to fall in line with the president ...
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Alford: more USAID changes coming
A U.S. Congressman from Missouri says the U.S. Agency for International Development will get more attention as work continues ...
As a former USAID director, I saw firsthand their good work. Here are some examples.
A Nassau County man, who spent nearly 30 years with USAID, laments the abrupt shutdown of the agency and shares some of its ...
The Manila Times on MSN8h
Trump kills US agency funding Africa infrastructure
President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday ordered the closure of a US agency that invested billions in African and ...
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Other countries must step up to fill the void of USAID
Foreign assistance offers collective benefit — to security interests, humanitarian values, and public health. But it is also ...
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USAID worker fears damage
He said gutting USAID threatens America’s national security and its standing in the world. USAID gave America “soft power,” ...
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Elon Musk Has No Idea How USAID Works. This Former Staffer Knows.
Employees and supporters protest outside the headquarters for United States Agency for International Development (USAID), on ...
The Daily Beast9d
Trump Official Behind Huge Agency Cuts Is Already Out
Elon Musk’s United States Agency for International Development (USAID) hatchet man has been given the boot after just weeks on the job, according to the Wall Street Journal. Peter Marocco ...
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State Department: USAID funded detrimental things in some nations
The U.S. Department of State on Tuesday shed light on the “fold in” of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which oversees foreign aid and development assistance.