Forced leaves start for thousands at USAID under a Trump plan to gut the foreign aid agency
Washington – Forced leaves began in Washington and worldwide Friday for most employees of the U.S. Agency for International ...
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Elon Musk Just Completed His Sinister Takeover of USAID
On Friday, February 7, 2025, at 11:59 pm (EST) all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave ...
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USAID could slash staff to hundreds after placing most on leave
Thousands of USAID workers expect to be put on administrative leave from Friday night. A message posted on the agency's website says this will apply to all direct hire personnel from 23:59 EST (04:59 ...
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Why is the Trump administration targeting USAID?
From Day 1, the Trump team has issued a series of orders and statements aimed at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
USAID was dismantled so fast by Elon Musk-led DOGE that one sacked employee had to be rehired to process time sheets of other staff
Elon Musk-led DOGE dismantled the $40 billion US Agency for International Development, impacting 10,000 employees and contractors. Critics warn this move will harm US global influence and trust built ...
Forced leave starts for thousands under Trump plan to gut foreign aid agency
Forced leave began worldwide on Friday for most employees of the US Agency for International Development (USAid), as federal ...
U.S. to boycott next G20 meeting in South Africa
South Africa is hosting a meeting of foreign ministers of the G20 group of countries from Feb. 20-21 in Johannesburg. The ...
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People Who Use Drugs Among Victims of Trump’s Assault on USAID
Two South African harm reduction sites are among the many casualties. “I owe my HIV-negative status to their efforts,” says a ...