'Thank you for your service': Trump administration puts USAID staff on leave
In a brief note posted on the international development agency's website, almost all employees were told they would be put on leave. The note ended with the words, "Thank you for your service."
US: Protest in Washington against Trump's closure of USAID offices
Washington, United States - February 05, 2025 The offices of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington were sealed off on Monday after billionaire Elon Musk announced that President Donald Trump had agreed to dismantle the agency.
Trump administration to keep only 294 USAID staff out of over 10,000 globally, sources say
By Jonathan Landay, Patricia Zengerle and Erin Banco WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration plans to keep fewer than 300 staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development out of the agency's worldwide total of more than 10,
Trump Administration to Leave USAID With Fewer Than 300 Workers
Remaining workers would oversee the limited life-saving programs the Trump administration intends to continue for the time being.
USAID staff to be cut to 294 employees from 10,000, sources say
STORY: The Trump administration plans to keep fewer than 300 USAID staff out of over 10,000 worldwide, according to Reuters sources.The sources said only 294 agency staff would keep their jobs.The USAID website stated that as of midnight on Friday,
Trump admin slashes USAID’s 10,000-people workforce to less than 300: reports
The Trump administration cut the US Agency for International Development’s workforce to the bone Thursday, reducing the embattled agency’s global staff from 10,000 people down to less than 300. The massive reduction,
Trump administration reduces USAID staff, fewer than 300 employees remain - CNN
The Trump administration will leave fewer than 300 employees at the US Agency for International Development (USAID), a move that will sharply cut the agency’s workforce. The remaining staff members hired directly will be placed on leave starting at midnight Friday,
Almost all USAID workers across the globe placed on leave as Trump moves to gut agency
Thousands of USAID employees, except for essential personnel, were notified they will be placed on administrative leave at ...
What is the USAID? Elon Musk says President Trump agreed to shut down the federal agency
The U.S. Agency for International Development has been in the headlines following Texas billionaire Elon Musk's comments ...
Trump’s demand that aid workers return home sparks outrage in Washington and anxiety overseas
USAID staffers worldwide are scrambling for answers and starting to pack up households or pull their children from school.
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US: Protest in Washington rejects measures from Trump and Elon Musk
States, 50 Protests, One Day" movement organized a wave of protests across the United States on Wednesday in opposition to ...
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Protesters rally against Trump's stop-work order for USAID
USAID and nonprofit workers gathered near the Capitol in D.C. to protest Elon Musk's efforts to shut down the aid agency with ...
How Trump's plans for federal workers and spending could derail Washington's office recovery
President Trump has moved to slash the federal workforce and spending. The Washington DC office market's recovery from the ...
USAID employees face mass layoffs and leave orders as agency closes DC offices
USAID headquarters and annex offices in the D.C. area remain closed and all USAID employees will be placed on administrative ...
USAID workers scramble for answers after Trump pulls almost all of them off the job worldwide
The order all but shut down the six-decade mission of the US Agency for International Development, the federal government's ...
Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world’s authoritarian strongmen
When President Donald Trump froze foreign assistance for 90 days, he argued that such a drastic step was needed to eliminate ...
Democratic senator to block Trump nominees over US aid agency shutdown
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz said on Monday he would block Senate votes on President Donald Trump's nominees for diplomatic ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump sued over effort to dismantle USAID
Elez's resignation came after the Wall Street Journal reported that he had links to a now-deleted social media account that ...