USAID, Trump administration

Trump administration owes U.S. business millions in unpaid bills amid USAID shutdown, lawsuit says
The suit by businesses and organizations says they are being denied payment for work already done. It is at least the third lawsuit over the agency’s rapid unraveling.
Trump administration battles employee lawsuit to block dismantling of USAID
The Trump administration will present an unforgiving argument for dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development to a federal judge.
USAID IG fired day after report critical of impacts of Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency
The inspector general of the US Agency for International Development was fired on Tuesday, a day after his office released a report critical of the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the agency,
USAID contractors join others suing Trump administration over dismantling of agency
Organizations and companies that contract with USAID, including the American Bar Association and international development firm Chemonics, on Tuesday sued President Donald Trump's administration over what they called its unlawful moves to dismantle the U.
USAID inspector general fired days after publishing report critical of aid pause
The inspector general of USAID was fired by the White House on Tuesday, days after releasing a report criticizing the Trump administration's efforts to pause the agency's funding.
Trump fires USAID inspector general one day after blistering report
Paul K. Martin, appointed by President Joe Biden, was dismissed a day after issuing a report assessing the Trump administration implemented its aid freeze and stop-work order.
Top USAID Official Fired a Day After Criticizing Trump Administration
The watchdog of the U.S. Agency for International Development was fired a day after releasing a report that criticized the Trump administration’s decision to freeze foreign aid funding and wipe out the humanitarian agency’s staff.
Trump Admin Admits It Made Significant Errors in Dismantling USAID
The Trump administration is attempting to put more than 2,000 USAID workers on paid leave and recall nearly all of those posted abroad.
US President Donald Trump fires USAID inspector general: Report
US President Donald Trump has fired the independent inspector general for the US Agency for International Development (USAID), US media outlets reported on Wednesday (Feb 12). Paul Martin's dismissal came a day after his office issued a report critical of the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the agency,
Trump fires USAID's inspector general after his office released a report critical of the administration
Paul Martin's office put out a report Monday detailing the negative impact of the Trump administration’s push for drastic ...
How USAID Cuts Hand Big Win to China
Beijing "will move quickly to replace the U.S. in many countries," a former director of the agency told Newsweek.
Democratic lawmakers to introduce bill aimed at halting elimination of USAID
A group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers will introduce a bill on Tuesday aimed at stopping the Trump administration from using ...
US Reps. Chip Roy and Marjorie Taylor Green file bill to abolish USAID. Here's why.
U.S. Reps. Chip Roy of Texas and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia filed a bill to permanently shutter the U.S. Agency for ...
China Steps In to Replace USAID
China has provided funding for landmine clearance in Cambodia days after work was halted by Donald Trump's freeze on USAID ...
The White House’s wildly inaccurate claims about USAID spending
Eleven out of 12 claims about the agency’s work are misleading, wrong or lack context.
Marco Rubio supported USAID as a senator. As secretary of state, he backs gutting it.
On at least 12 occasions over more than a decade, Rubio praised USAID’s work, from hurricane relief to battling infectious ...
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How the gutting of USAID is reverberating around the world: Worry, despair, praise
Reactions to the changes in USAID run the gamut. Some leading voices — like Mexico's president — are in favor. Others fear ...