Feb 23 Trump administration moves ahead with firing 2,000 USAID workers, with thousands more put on leave By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The Trump administration said Sunday that it was placing all but a fraction of staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave worldwide and eliminating 2,000 U.S.-based staff positions. Continue reading
Feb 21 Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID workers off the job By Ellen Knickmeyer, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols declined to keep in place his temporary block on the effort to remove all but a small fraction of USAID staffers from their posts, as part of an administration plan that would also give those… Continue reading
Feb 14 Where U.S. adults think the government is spending too much and too little, according to AP-NORC poll By Linley Sanders, Associated Press Many U.S. adults believe the federal government is overspending. But polling also shows many Americans, including Republicans, think the country is spending too little on major government programs like Social Security. Continue reading
Feb 12 Government watchdogs fired by Trump sue and ask judge to reinstate them By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Eight government watchdogs have sued over their mass firing that removed oversight of President Donald Trump's new administration. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watchdog: Trump's dismantling of USAID means billions in unspent aid now lack oversight By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The Trump administration’s actions have “significantly impacted USAID’s capacity to disburse and safeguard its humanitarian assistance programming,” said the watchdog, which also cited the risk of hundreds of millions of dollars in commodities rotting after staff was barred from delivering… Continue reading
Feb 10 Trump administration takes USAID off its building lease By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The eviction comes as a court temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that would have pulled all but a fraction of workers off the job worldwide. Continue reading
Feb 10 Vatican charity blasts Trump administration's plan to 'recklessly' gut USAID By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Caritas on Monday warned that millions of people could die as a result of the “ruthless” U.S. decision to “recklessly” stop USAID funding. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch 5:39 Fate of USAID in question as judge sets back Trump's efforts to dismantle agency By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn, Gerard Edic A federal judge has paused until next Friday the Trump administration’s plan to place more than 2,000 employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development on paid leave. It’s a setback in Trump’s efforts to dismantle the global humanitarian agency… Continue watching
Feb 07 Trump administration temporarily blocked from placing 2,200 USAID workers on paid leave By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who was nominated by President Donald Trump, sided with two federal employee associations in agreeing to a pause in plans to put the employees on paid leave as of midnight Friday. Continue reading
Feb 07 PHOTOS: USAID signs covered with black tape or removed at Washington headquarters By Laura Barrón-López, Shyla Duff, Steff Staples Just blocks from the White House, signs identifying the headquarters of USAID have been removed or covered. Continue reading