The Trump administration proposing cutting USAID staff from 8000 to fewer than 300. We want to ensure that we're being good stewards of the American taxpayers' dollars. The cuts to congressionally ...

USAID is an independent agency that has provided humanitarian and development assistance around the world for more than 60 years. According to its 2023 annual report, the agency worked in more ...

USAID was established in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy to counter Soviet engagement in developing countries. Its stated aim was to promote global social and economic development.

U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, also agreed to block an order that would have given the thousands of overseas USAID workers the administration wanted to place on abrupt ...

(AP Photo/Michel Euler, File) Ugandan human rights activist Kennedy Pius reads a letter from USAID on his laptop at home in Kampala, Uganda, Jan. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda ...

In just two weeks, the Trump Administration has gutted USAID — the U.S. Agency for International Development — the government agency overseeing global efforts to improve health and education ...

Two current USAID employees and one former senior USAID official told The Associated Press of the administration’s plan, presented to remaining senior officials of the agency Thursday.