USAID's future hangs in balance amid shutdown efforts led by Trump, Musk

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USAID shutdown upending livelihoods

WASHINGTON — There's the executive in a U.S. supply-chain company whose voice breaks while facing the next round of calls telling employees they no longer have jobs.

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The Human Faces of the USAID Shutdown

A baby on a bed is protected against malaria with a mosquito net. USAID APHIA II Coast, Family Health International. (Photo by Wendy Stone/Corbis via Getty Images)I WORK IN GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, A FIELD that has suddenly become the focus of intense political controversy—even though most Americans still don’t know the basics of what it is, how it is conducted, or why it matters.When we talk about global development or foreign aid, here—at the risk …

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USAID's future hangs in balance amid shutdown efforts led by Trump, Musk

By Sirisha Dinavahi Click here for updates on this story     2/20/25 (LAPost.com) — The United States Agency for International Development has long been a target for conservative critics who say it spends wastefully and promotes progressive ideas that contradict American interests. In recent weeks, President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have taken steps to close it. The agency now faces the prospect of being folded into the State Department under …

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USAID’s Shutdown and Its Global Impact - Republic Policy

In a stunning policy shift, the Trump administration has dismantled the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), effectively ending decades of American soft power diplomacy. The move saw USAID employees placed on leave, its headquarters locked down, and even access to official emails revoked. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), now wielding vast authority, has also taken control of U.S. Treasury data, marking a new…

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The USAID has been of all the wars of American influence. Drowned by the Democrats, it has been brutally crushed by Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Since then, the institution delivers its secrets. Europe and France have been targeted. On January 24, 2025, Donald Trump ordered the quasi-total freeze of foreign aid administered by USAID, the American agency for international development. The decision is brutal, and gives a blank breast to Elon Musk, …