A career official tried to undo Trump’s purge at USAID. He was then purged, too.
A dramatic purge and counter-purge at USAID played out in emails obtained by The Washington Post, as Trump’s pause on foreign aid upends humanitarian work around the world.
Trump administration puts senior USAID officials on leave
On Monday, top officials at U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) were put on leave for allegedly not abiding by President Trump's executive order to freeze much of U.S. foreign aid.
Foreign aid freeze leads to USAID staff suspensions, contractor terminations
Approximately 60 senior staff within USAID have been suspended, leaving the agency without clear leadership, five sources familiar with the internal action told CBS News.
Senior USAID staff put on leave amid Trump’s order halting foreign aid
The move, detailed in emails obtained by The Post, comes as the Trump administration seeks to radically reorient the U.S. relationship with foreign assistance.
USAID workers put on leave as Trump officials investigate resistance to aid pause
At least 56 senior USAID officials have been placed on administrative leave amid an investigation into resistance to President Donald Trump's order to pause all U.S. foreign aid.
Trump Places More Than 50 USAID Officials on Leave
The Trump administration has placed more than 50 career civil servants and foreign service officers on administrative leave after receiving information
Dozens of Senior USAID Officials Put on Leave Under Suspicion of Resisting Trump’s Agenda
At least 56 senior officials in the top U.S. aid and development agency were placed on leave amid an investigation into an alleged effort to thwart President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Senior USAID staffers placed on leave after alleged failure to obey executive orders
The news affects roughly 60 senior USAID employees or nearly every staffer who holds a top position at the agency.
How Trump’s foreign aid freeze could hurt bankrupt Pakistan
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order temporarily suspending foreign aid to Pakistan for a re-evaluation.
Live updates: GOP senators weigh fates of Trump’s more controversial Cabinet picks
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How Donald Trump Is Reshaping Global Health
How America's legacy of combating threats to global health security - including at home in the United States - is at risk.
Trump pauses US foreign development aid for 90 days pending review
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday ordered a 90-day pause in foreign development assistance pending assessments of ...
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Alarm in Ukraine after Trump cuts off international aid
The United States' decision to freeze all international aid for 90 days is worrying the Ukrainian authorities. By executive ...
How Trump’s foreign aid shutdown affects the world, in three graphs
President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on nearly all U.S. foreign aid froze a globe-spanning apparatus that provides ...
Trump team plans wealth-fund revamp for federal agency, Bloomberg News reports
President-elect Donald Trump's team wants the U.S. International Development Finance Corp (DFC) to function more like a ...
Bad news for bankrupt Pakistan, Donald Trump halts aid to Islamabad, several energy projects to…, THESE important programs at risk of shutdown
Multiple initiatives related to health, agriculture, food security, flood relief, climate, and education have also been ...
US aid agency is in upheaval during foreign assistance freeze and staff departures
Trump administration changes have upended the U.S. agency charged with providing humanitarian aid overseas, with senior officials put on leave, contractors laid off and a sweeping freeze imposed on ...
Trump Administration Makes Unsupported Claim About $50 Million for Condoms to Gaza
President Donald Trump said his administration blocked $50 million for condoms to be sent to Gaza through its pause on ...