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Secretary of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with 83% of agency’s programs gone
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration had finished its six-week purge of programs of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Secretary of state says 83% of USAID programs are being canceled
USAID has been the target of DOGE, the Elon Musk-helmed agency created in an executive order signed by President Trump on his first day in office.
Rubio says Trump administration canceling 83% of programs at USAID and intends to move remaining ones to State Department
The Trump administration is canceling 83% of programs at the US Agency for International Development and intends to fold the remaining programs under the State Department, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday.
Rubio thanks DOGE, says US is canceling most USAID programs
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the remaining programs from the now-shuttered government agency will operate under the State Department.
Trump Administration Scraps Over 80% of USAID Programs, Top Diplomat Rubio Says
The Trump administration has closed more than 80% of programs and 5,200 contracts at the U.S. Agency for International Development, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, as his department concluded its review of the agency charged with dispensing overseas aid.
Secretary Of State Rubio Says Purge Of USAID Complete, Almost All Gone
The abrupt shutdown stranded many staffers and their families overseas, many of them awaiting U.S.-paid back payments and travel expenses back home.
Marco Rubio says 80% of USAID contracts to be canceled
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that 83% of the U.S. Agency for International Development's programs will be canceled.
The USAID purge is complete as thousands are pulled off the job and DC staff given 15 minutes to clear out their desks — here's what stripping down the agency means
Nearly two weeks prior to Rubio’s announcement, USAID employees were instructed to start clearing out their desks at the ...
USAID cuts: A blow to Pennsylvania farmers and global stability | PennLive letters
Urge Congress to exercise its authority as a coequal branch of government to restore USAID’s funding and programs.
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Judge Asked to Intervene After USAID Workers Were Reportedly Told to Destroy Classified Documents
A union for USAID contractors asked a federal judge to intervene after an email instructed Washington staff to shred and burn ...
How Trump’s Dismantling of USAID Will Affect Foreign Aid
The Trump administration has dismantled the United States Agency for International Development, eliminating the vast majority of the agency’s programs while preparing to fold the remainder into the ...
Opinion: USAID is good for the world, the country and Maine
Foreign recipients of U.S. assistance view our country favorably. Goodwill helps make and strengthen friendships.
USAID terminates grant agreement with Ukraine Energy Support Fund
The Energy Community Secretariat received an official notice from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on 27 February about the termination of its agreement with the Ukraine ...
"2 million dead by the end of the year": Ex-USAID chief says aid cuts will kill starving children
In the wake of USAID’s shuttering by billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, those familiar with USAID’s work have ...
As USAID clears out, official directs employees to use shredders, burn bags on documents
A USAID official instructed employees Tuesday on "clearing our classified safes" by shredding documents at the embattled foreign aid agency's Washington headquarters.