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Trump puts USAID staff around world on leave

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 the end of Friday.

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'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."

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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 primary agency for delivering humanitarian aid to other countries.

Protesters rally in Washington DC against Trump’s policies

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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 his Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.

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US: Protesters rally in Washington DC against Trump’s policies

Washington, United States - February 05, 2025 Demonstrators gathered in Washington D.C. on Wednesday as part of a nationwide protest against the Trump administration's early actions. The protest outside the U.

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Protests against Trump and Project 2025 are planned in cities across the US

Flyers circulating online decry Project 2025 , a hard-right playbook for American government and society, and include m

Trump Administration Live Updates: Nearly All Jobs Are Said to Be Cut at Aid Agency

Officials for the agency were notified of the planned cuts on the same day they learned that about 800 awards and contracts ...

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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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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 ...

Trump Administration to Lay Off Nearly All of U.S. Aid Agency’s Staff

Officials for the agency were notified of the planned cuts on the same day they learned that about 800 awards and contracts ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Angry USAID backers turn on Democrats for failing to fight back

WASHINGTON >> Democratic lawmakers at a rally in Washington to defend USAID soon found themselves under attack for not mustering fierce enough opposition to the Trump administration’s assault on the ...

Trump Administration Plans to Slash All but a Fraction of USAID Jobs, Officials Say

The Trump administration has presented a plan to dramatically cut staffing worldwide for U.S. aid projects as part of its ...

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