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Trump, USAID and Elon Musk

Former USAID official on agency merger, funding cutbacks: "It's not an overhaul. It's a destruction"

Dr. Atul Gawande said denigrating the agency is "dangerous for the country" and shuttering its programs could make Americans less safe.

WFAE · 6h

What is USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development?

Formed in 1961, the agency with a roughly $40 billion budget provides humanitarian assistance abroad and funds other projects to further U.S. interests.

justthenews · 18h

Musk says he, Trump in process of closing US Agency for International Development

Billionaire Entrepreneur Elon Musk, now in charge of the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, said Monday that he and President Donald Trump are going to shutter the United States Agency for International Development.

Rubio Leads USAID

The Boston Globe · 6h

What is USAID, the agency that Musk says Trump agreed should be shut down?

Billionaire businessman Elon Musk said on Monday that President Trump agreed the United States Agency for International Development should be shut down.

BBC · 11h

Rubio Leads USAID As Trump Reshapes Agency

Marco Rubio is now acting USAID director as Trump and Musk move to dismantle the agency, shutting its offices and removing its online presence, raising concerns over U.S. aid We use cookies to give you the best online experience.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 6h

Marco Rubio Wants USAID to Undergo Overhaul, Backs Off Full Shutdown

The secretary of state wants to reorganize the foreign-assistance agency that Elon Musk and DOGE are pushing to eliminate.

10hon MSN

What is USAID? Here’s what to know about the agency targeted by Trump, Musk for shutdown

USAID programs include things like vaccination initiatives, which can help prevent the spread of diseases, but critics claim ...

4hon MSN

Rubio says 'no choice' but to bring USAID 'under control' after agency takeover: 'rank insubordination'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in an exclusive interview with Fox News, sounded off on USAID's "rank insubordination" ...

5hon MSN

What is USAID? Explaining the US foreign aid agency and why Trump and Musk want to end it

In its first two weeks, President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant changes to the U.S. Agency for ...

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Joni Ernst Says USAID ‘Abused The System,’ Agency Threatened Her For Seeking Transparency

Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst appeared Monday on Newsmax to say that members of the United States Agency for International ...

Live updates: Trump pauses tariffs on Mexico and Canada; USAID finds itself under new leadership

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced he's launching his state's own Division of Government Efficiency, a reference to the Musk ...

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Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world’s authoritarian strongmen

When President Donald Trump froze foreign assistance for 90 days, he argued that such a drastic step was needed to eliminate ...

50mon MSN

Former USAID official calls its closure an 'extinction-level event for the global aid sector'

ABC News' Linsey Davis spoke to Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International and a former lead official at USAID, about efforts to shutter the global aid agency.

Maryland lawmakers denied entry to USAID building after Trump adviser Musk closes agency

Four Maryland lawmakers were among those turned away from the U.S. Agency for International Development headquarters after ...

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