1 day ago · On Tuesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt criticized USAID for sending $1.5 million to advance DEI in Serbia workplaces, $70,000 for a "DEI musical" in Ireland and $32,000 for a ...

1 day ago · WASHINGTON — Billionaire Bill Gates, a philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft, said he met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday to advocate for continuing foreign aid ...

3 days ago · 9. Confirmation that further career civil service, foreign service and USAID contractors will not be removed from their roles without cause or receive stop work orders. 10. Whether, upon full resumption of legally mandated foreign assistance activities, the Administration intends to re-hire contractors who have been removed from their roles. 11.

3 days ago · White House Congress U.S. Supreme Court Trump’s presidential promises 2025 Election Calendar SECTIONS. Trump cabinet confirmation ... USAID staffers said more than 600 additional employees had reported being locked out of the agency’s computer systems overnight. Those still in the system received emails saying that “at the direction of ...

1 day ago · At a White House press briefing, Leavitt told reporters that she had been made aware of USAID funding to media outlets, including Politico, and noted that taxpayer dollars that have been allocated ...

Not all Republicans appeared to be comfortable with the sweeping executive actions from the White House. While Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) said he was comfortable with the reform of USAID, he said ...

4 days ago · The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. ... USAID handles billions of dollars in U.S. foreign aid, which is also largely frozen at the moment following a separate ...

3 days ago · Earlier Monday, the White House released a list of examples of what it deemed wasteful spending by USAID in recent years. Democratic lawmakers, however, have warned that any attempt to change ...

4 days ago · Washington | The Trump administration removed two top security officials at USAID during the weekend after they tried to stop representatives from billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government...

3 days ago · The Trump administration planned to send a notification to Congress soon on Trump's plans to revamp USAID, the official said. Trump has entrusted Elon Musk to oversee the project, the official added.