Trump administration ends some USAID contracts providing lifesaving aid, officials sayThe Trump administration has terminated several critical humanitarian programs across the Middle East, impacting food, water, medical care,...
07 Apr, 2025, 09.30 PM IST
Judge blocks Elon Musk's DOGE from more USAID cuts, cites likely unconstitutionalityA federal judge ruled that the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficie...
19 Mar, 2025, 02.46 PM IST
Top US university John Hopkins says ending 2,000 positions due to Donald Trump cutsJohns Hopkins University is laying off over 2,000 employees due to significant cuts in foreign aid funding by the Trump administration. Thi...
14 Mar, 2025, 07.24 AM IST
Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay $2B in withheld USAID funds – Supreme Court denies appeal, citing constitutional overreach and legal violationsFederal judge orders Trump administration to pay USAID funds after ruling that nearly $2 billion in foreign aid was unlawfully withheld. U....
11 Mar, 2025, 08.32 PM IST
Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing Congress' funding for USAID, judge saysA federal judge ruled that President Trump exceeded his power in freezing U.S. foreign aid. Despite this, the administration does not have ...
11 Mar, 2025, 06.57 PM IST
'One of biggest sources of fraud': DOGE chief Elon Musk explains why his team targeted USAIDDOGE chief Elon Musk has revealed why his team targeted United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which provided humanita...
11 Mar, 2025, 02.17 PM IST
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with 83% of agency's programs goneSecretary of State Marco Rubio announced the conclusion of the Trump administration's six-week purge of USAID, reducing its programs by 82%...
11 Mar, 2025, 07.30 AM IST
USAID official warns of unnecessary deaths from Trump's foreign aid block, then says he's been put on leaveA senior USAID official, Nicholas Enrich, was placed on administrative leave shortly after warning that the Trump administration's dismantl...
03 Mar, 2025, 07.40 AM IST
Thousands of USAID employees given just 15 minutes to vacate workstationsThousands of USAID workers have been fired or placed on leave as the Trump administration dismantles the agency, drastically cutting foreig...
27 Feb, 2025, 05.36 PM IST
Trump administration says it's cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contractsThe Trump administration announced significant cuts to USAID's foreign aid contracts, eliminating over 90% of them, amounting to $54 billio...
27 Feb, 2025, 06.53 AM IST
USAID's $21 mn fund for voter turnout, cancelled by DOGE, was meant for Bangladesh, not India: ReportThe Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency announced the cancellation of a $21 million USAID grant, initially mistaken ...
21 Feb, 2025, 05.43 PM IST
Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily allow funds for foreign aid to flow againU.S. District Judge Carl Nichols has extended the halt on the Trump administration’s plan to reduce USAID staff and freeze foreign aid fund...
14 Feb, 2025, 09.14 AM IST
Donald Trump’s USAID cuts and missing CDC data: How global health and aid are changingUSAID staff cuts could disrupt aid projects and strain US ties with developing nations. The move has also reportedly halted over 30 clinica...
07 Feb, 2025, 10.35 PM IST
Bill Gates blasts Elon Musk over USAID shutdown plans, calls his political moves ‘Dangerous’Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, has voiced serious concerns over Elon Musk's recent actions regarding the U.S. Agency for Internat...
07 Feb, 2025, 08.20 PM IST
Trump administration to keep 611 USAID essential staff, notice saysThe Trump administration revised its decision to retain only 300 workers at USAID, increasing the number to 611 essential employees. Concur...
07 Feb, 2025, 07.17 PM IST
Donald Trump fires over 9500 people working in USAID; workforce reduced to less than 300, say reportsDonald Trump has drastically reduced the USAID workforce, cutting over 9,500 jobs and leaving fewer than 300 employees. This move is part o...
07 Feb, 2025, 06.00 PM IST
USAID website goes offline in Trump administration's two-week-old freeze on foreign aid worldwideUSAID's website went offline amid shutdowns and furloughs from Trump's foreign aid freeze. Democrats fear Trump aims to eliminate USAID as ...
02 Feb, 2025, 02.18 PM IST