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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio explains USAID disbandment: "Costs were too high"
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has confirmed the disbandment of USAID, citing unsustainable costs as the primary reason for ...
The Herald-Palladium5d
State Department to assume control of USAID programs after Trump court win
The Department of State will assume many of the responsibilities and oversight of programs previously performed by the U.S. Agency of International Development, effectively shuttering the ...
Knoxville News Sentinel14d
Knoxville scientist laid off at USAID says DOGE is 'not just about DC.' It truly hits home
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 ...
The Harvard Crimson14d
Federal Judge and Harvard Overseer Theodore Chuang Finds Trump’s USAID Purge Was Likely Unconstitutional
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 ...
The Hamilton Spectator14d
USAID cuts jeopardize Agent Orange cleanup and other efforts critical to ties with Vietnam
The Trump administration’s broad cuts to USAID also halted efforts to clear unexploded American munitions and landmines, a rehabilitation program for war victims, and work on a museum exhibit ...
Toronto Star14d
DOGE official takes a leadership role at USAID, an agency Musk’s team has helped dismantle
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior official at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is taking a leadership role at the U.S. Agency for International Development, according to an email ...
Tennessean15d
USAID shutdown effort 'likely' unconstitutional: judge
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from firing any more USAID employees or terminating USAID contracts, writing that efforts to speedily shut down ...
The Hamilton Spectator15d
Judge rules DOGE’s USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution
The order requires the Trump administration to restore email and computer access to all employees of USAID, including those put on administrative leave, though it stops short of reversing firings ...