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USAID edges closer to shutdown, allows remote work for those still overseas
The memo states that the “default position” is that all staff are reporting to work — except those who have been requested ...
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The USAID Freeze: A View From Sri Lanka and the Global South
Donald Trump’s gutting of the American aid agency has adversely impacted humanitarian work in countries like Sri Lanka – ...
Official who oversaw shrinking of USAID departs State Department
Peter Marocco left his role as Director of the Office of Foreign Assistance, a position in which he oversaw severe cutbacks ...
DOGE Loses In Court: Elon Musk’s USAID Shutdown Is Likely Unconstitutional, Judge Rules
Maryland-based Judge Theodore D. Chuang issued an injunction Tuesday in response to a lawsuit brought by former USAID ...
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Trump official behind USAID shutdown leaves State Department
Pete Marocco, a top Trump administration official who spearheaded the dismantling of the US Agency for International ...
Judge orders reinstatement of USAID functions, says DOGE effort to shutter agency likely unconstitutional
A federal judge ruled that Elon Musk and the White House's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) likely violated the ...
Experts warned USAID's gutting would give China room to replace the US. Now, it's happening.
China could look to sectors that it already leads — like agriculture and public health — in places like Southeast Asia, South ...
US judge finds Musk's USAID cuts likely unconstitutional, blocks him from making more cuts
A Peruvian court on Tuesday sentenced ex-President Ollanta Humala to 15 years in prison for receiving illicit campaign funds from a Brazilian construction firm, making him nation's latest former ...
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USAID shutdown effort 'likely' unconstitutional: judge
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from firing any more USAID employees or terminating USAID contracts, writing that efforts to speedily shut down ...