Learn more about the agency as President Trump pushes to eliminate it and terminates USAID contracts that provide lifesaving food aid.

Trump's cuts will have dire consequences for many. But we mustn't ignore the real downsides of aid, writes David Sogge.

Rescue workers saved a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Myanmar’s capital on Tuesday, but hope was fading ...

On March 10, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on X: After a 6 week review we are officially cancelling 83% of the programs at USAID. The 5200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens ...

Earlier this year, Moore got a series of emails from his main client, USAID. “It’s been a kind of a yo-yo effect,” Moore said. “First, there was an email in January.” That email said ...

USAID still exists, though it’s a shell of its former self. The agency is getting new leadership, though the team doesn’t exactly inspire confidence. By Steve Benen After the quasi ...

Jay Gulledge came to Knoxville to lead a division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory before joining USAID as a climate policy advisor. He was terminated from the foreign aid agency on Feb. 19 as ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia's parliament on Thursday introduced a new tax for all workers as part of measures to fill the financial gap left by the USAID funding pause. The funds collected ...

In a 68-page opinion issued on Tuesday, Chuang — an Obama appointee — ordered the White House to restore former USAID employees’ access to government email, security systems, and payment ...

Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor ...

Instead, the State Department focused on technological improvements, as USAID drilled down on effectiveness, results and aligning programs to policy. Fast-forward four years and the Biden ...

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn approach to the US government has thrown federal agencies into disarray, as thousands of civil servants have been dismissed from their jobs ...