USAID workers told to shred, burn documents, unnerving Congress
The directive to destroy USAID documents raised questions about how sensitive records are being handled amid the Trump ...
President Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing Congress' funding for USAID, judge says
A federal judge says President Donald Trump overstepped his authority in freezing almost all spending on U.S. humanitarian ...
‘Unlawful’ suspension of USAID funding probably violated Constitution, judge says
The Trump administration probably violated separation of powers by withholding nearly $2 billion in Congress-approved foreign ...
Secretary of State Rubio says purge at USAID complete, with 82% of agency’s programs gone
Rubio's announcement in a post on X marked one of his relatively few public comments on what has been a historic shift away ...
Sec. of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, 83% of programs gone
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is signaling that the Trump administration has finished its six-week dismantling of the six-decade-old U.S. Agency for International Development ...
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Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing Congress' funding for USAID, judge says
In his preliminary injunction Monday, Ali said Trump could not simply ignore most of what is roughly $60 billion in foreign assistance funding that was given to USAID and State by Congress ...
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How USAID lost its way — and how to fix America’s humanitarian aid system
Preserve an outdated, opaque system riddled with inefficiency, or forge a leaner, results-driven model that actually serves those in need.
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Judge rules Trump exceeded constitutional authority by freezing USAID funding approved by Congress
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump exceeded his constitutional authority by freezing nearly all U.S. humanitarian and development aid abroad.
Judge gives Trump deadline for progress on returning $2 billion in USAID cuts
Federal Judge Amir Ali issued an order arguing that the Trump administration was "unlawfully impounding congressionally appropriated foreign aid funds" through some of its proposed cuts to the U.S.