US-funded aid work around the world has been largely brought to a standstill, multiple sources tell CNN, despite Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s claims that the United States continues to ...

The US system for monitoring global famine, FEWSNET, which is used throughout the world, has also been shut down amid the Trump administration’s aid freeze. “USAID has been a cornerstone of ...

In an ideal world, USAID strengthens US influence through soft power. At just over $40 billion, USAID’s annual budget is a small fraction of the Department of Defense’s annual allocation of ...

The United States does not plan to stop distributing foreign aid around the world but needs to do a better job explaining and defending programs receiving assistance, Secretary of State Marco ...

He laughs, nervously, as he faces the enormity of it. Read More: How Christian Groups Are Responding to Trump's Foreign-Aid Freeze TIME spoke to humanitarian workers—many of whom asked not to be ...

Proposed cuts to the US Agency for International Development could reduce assistance to Ukraine, Jordan, and Ethiopia. Data for fiscal year 2024 shows that USAID distributed nearly $32.5 billion ...

Feb 7 (Reuters) - The dismantling of USAID by the Trump administration means there are no staff to process waivers submitted by food and other aid organizations hoping to resume operations under ...

After just two weeks in power, President Donald Trump and his top donor and adviser, Elon Musk, are declaring war on U.S. foreign aid. Within hours of taking office, Trump issued an executive ...

It’s probably too soon to claim Elon Musk has babies’ blood on his hands for effectively shuttering America’s most consequential foreign aid agency. But trust me: He will. On Musk’s orders ...

But USAID, like most foreign aid, has become something of a plaster saint in Washington even if it does far less good than advertised. Thus Mr. Musk brought down the wrath of the Beltway by ...

Musk has called USAID a “criminal organization.” USAID is the world's largest foreign aid agency. It was created as an independent agency in 1961 under an executive order signed by President ...