1 day ago · USAID is the primary federal agency providing foreign aid to countries around the world, ... and other GOP claims also have been debunked, such as the Trump administration’s …

1 day ago · U.S. foreign assistance amounts to less than 1 percent of the federal budget. USAID oversaw over $40 billion in combined appropriations from the State-Foreign Operations and …

1 day ago · Established by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, the U.S. Agency for International Development provides billions in humanitarian assistance overseas.

1 day ago · USAID Under the Trump Administration February 3, 2025 On Monday, February 3, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that he would serve as the Acting …

1 day ago · In fiscal year 2023, USAID disbursed $72 billion in assistance worldwide, Reuters reported. The funding went to everything from women's health in conflict zones to clean water, …

1 day ago · Destroying USAID might fit squarely within Trump’s political agenda, but the move itself may ultimately be a stress test for a Republican-controlled Congress that has shown little …

1 day ago · What Is U.S.A.I.D., and Why Do Trump and Musk Want to Close It? The agency’s funding accounts for a tiny portion of the federal budget, but its structure may have made it an …

2 days ago · Foreign Affairs. Musk on USAID: ‘Time for it to die’ His statement comes as signs increasingly point to the Trump administration folding the development aid agency into the …

3 days ago · Elon Musk said President Donald Trump agreed the US Agency for International Development needs to be “shut down,” following days of speculation over the future of the …

1 day ago · USAID was created by federal law and is funded by Congress. Donald Trump and Elon Musk can’t just wish it away with a stroke of a pen — they need to pass a law,” Schatz …