USAID workers clear out their desks as Trump’s push to gut agency hits final steps
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Agency for International Development workers, some in tears, carted away belongings from a final visit to their now-closed headquarters Thursday as the Trump administration’s rapid-fire dismantling of the congressionally authorized agency moved into its final stages.
USAID staff given 15 minutes to gather belongings from Washington, D.C., office
The latest USAID directive comes as 1,600 workers received termination notices over the weekend and thousands more abroad were put on administrative leave.
Trump’s USAID reset necessary for effective global impact
Weeks ago, the Trump administration made waves by pausing the United States Agency for International Development’s assistance programs, and it’s not done yet.
Judge stops immediate shutdown of small US agency for African development
DOGE team shut out of US African development agency
Staffers for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) were shut out of the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) headquarters in D.C. on Wednesday, amid an escalating fight over
United States African Development Foundation tries to block DOGE access to shut it down
Small federal agency blocks DOGE employees from entering its building
Staffers at a Small Overseas Investment Agency Deny DOGE Building Access, Suit Says
DOGE attempts to enter an agency building led to physical standoff that spilled into court