USAID, Trump

Groups representing federal workers file suit to stop Trump's shutdown of USAID
Federal workers associations filed suit late Thursday asking a federal court to stop the Trump administration’s “effective dismantling” of the lead U.S. aid agency. The lawsuit by the American Foreign Service Association and the American Federation of Government Employees comes as the new Trump administration and ally Elon Musk
Unions sue Trump administration over USAID shutdown
Unions representing government employees sued the Trump administration Thursday evening to block efforts to shut down the government’s independent foreign assistance agency.  Elon Musk’s
Trump’s push to shut down USAID shows how international development is also about strategic interests
The dismantling of USAID underscores a larger trend of strategic and ideological considerations that have always influenced international development aid.
‘Holding Us Hostage’: Inside Trump and Musk’s USAID Shutdown Fiasco
Trump’s obliteration of the aid agency left employees with no guidance and workers overseas feeling like they’re playing violin “on the Titanic deck”
Organizations representing government workers ask a court to roll back President Trump's shutdown of USAID
Organizations representing government workers ask a court to roll back President Trump's shutdown of USAID.
Trump’s Shutdown of USAID Challenged in Court by Worker Unions
President Donald Trump’s shutdown of the US Agency for International Development was challenged in court by unions representing federal employees, which say the freeze on foreign aid is causing a global humanitarian crisis and costing thousands of American jobs.
Trump administration sued by government workers over cuts to USAID
The largest U.S. government workers' union and an association of foreign service workers sued the Trump administration on Thursday in an effort to reverse its aggressive dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Labor groups sue to halt Trump admin’s dismantling of USAID as workforce is expected to be slashed to under 300
A pair of labor groups representing employees at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) sued President Donald Trump on Thursday over his efforts to dismantle the decades-old agency as multiple sources told CNN that fewer than 300 employees are expected to be retained at the humanitarian agency.
Protesters, lawmakers rally against Trump's stop-work order for USAID employees
Protesters gathered around Capitol Hill on Wednesday to push back on the Trump administration's decision to furlough nearly all USAID employees. Former U.S. State Dept. appointee discusses.
USAID shutdown ripples worldwide: "Huge impact on actual human lives"
Grassroots groups around the world have lost funding for a range of humanitarian projects, including medical aid and fighting ...
Rubio says US identifying USAID programs to be exempted from shutdown
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday the Trump administration was reaching out to U.S. Agency for ...
Don't shut down USAID. Foreign aid is good for America and border security. | Letters
The Tennessean's letters reflect the views of the authors and add to public discourse. At issue today: Protecting USAID ...
Michael McFaul: You know who shut down USAID when I was in Russia? Putin did
Fmr. Amb. Michael McFaul, Mara Gay and Chris Matthews discuss the president's call to shut down USAID and to take control of ...
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USAID begins sending administrative leave notices ahead of expected shutdown
Employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development began receiving notices Tuesday that they are being placed on ...
USAID website shut down as Musk kills humanitarian aid agency
As DOGE head Elon Musk works to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID's official website has gone ...
Trump says he’s opposed 'many' of Musk’s ideas, but praises effort to shut down USAID
Trump on Tuesday told reporters he opposed “many” of billionaire Elon Musk’s ideas to tackle government inefficiency, but ...
Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show
Four days after Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk’s top lieutenants at the Treasury Department asked its acting ...