All local workers, US diplomats to be fired from USAID, sources sayElon Musk's cost-cutting team is finalizing the shutdown of USAID, firing thousands of employees and closing overseas offices. Most staff w...
02 Apr, 2025, 09.16 AM IST
After heated cabinet feud, Marco Rubio seeks truce with Elon Musk in attempt to ease White House tensions that shook Donald Trump administrationThe Trump administration has canceled 83% of programs run by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), ending 5,200 contracts in...
11 Mar, 2025, 10.27 PM IST
US judge orders Trump administration to release certain foreign aid paymentsIn his ruling, the federal judge reportedly found that the Trump administration probably flouted the separation of powers between the Execu...
11 Mar, 2025, 09.33 PM 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
'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
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
US funding freeze is 'bombshell' for world aid sectorUS President Donald Trump has ordered the suspension of most foreign aid, leading to immediate halts in NGO operations and potential job lo...
11 Feb, 2025, 07.38 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
‘Stop me if you can, Elon Musk’ taunts Perplexity AI's Indian-origin CEO in viral social media post amid DOGE-led USAID shutdownThe US Agency for International Development (USAID) has been shut down following President Donald Trump’s decision to merge it with the Sta...
06 Feb, 2025, 08.10 AM IST
USAID direct hires put on leave worldwide, except those deemed essentialThe Trump administration is recalling U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) staff except those deemed essential, disrupting its...
05 Feb, 2025, 09.14 AM IST
What is USAID and why Trump and Elon Musk want to shut it down: Explained in 10 pointsElon Musk has said the US government is planning to shut down US Agency for International Development (USAID) — a decades’ old organisation...
04 Feb, 2025, 08.52 AM IST
USAID workers in Washington to work from home on Monday following an early-morning emailThe Washington headquarters of USAID was unexpectedly closed on Monday, with its workers receiving an email shortly after midnight to stay ...
03 Feb, 2025, 09.51 PM IST
USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk's DOGE from classified info, officials sayThe Trump administration has placed two USAID security chiefs on leave after their refusal to allow Elon Musk's government-inspection team ...
03 Feb, 2025, 06.40 AM 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
Barack Obama nominates Gayle Smith as USAID AdministratorIf confirmed by the US Congress, she would replace Shah, who left the US Agency for International Development (USAID) earlier this year.
30 Apr, 2015, 11.24 PM IST
- Aid to Pak: 'US unable to show measurable progress in projects'
Questioning the impact of billions of dollars given to Pakistan in aid, an official US report has said the American government has not been...
09 Feb, 2011, 01.15 PM IST