Fatma Tanis
[Copyright 2024 NPR]
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The Millennium Challenge Corporation, focused on boosting economic growth abroad, could essentially shutter. -
The U.S. agency has not released information on what global programs were cut this week. NPR spoke to current employees who provided exclusive details. -
The remaining USAID employees were given an end-of-employment date in an email sent out Friday. -
This Trump administration official was a key figure in the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development — and will help set the agenda for the future of foreign aid. -
A federal judge has ruled that Elon Musk and his DOGE team likely violated the Constitution when they effectively shut down USAID. Trump said the administration will appeal the decision.
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The judge wrote: "Musk made the decisions to shutdown USAID's headquarters and website even though he lacked the authority to make that decision." What does that mean for the agency's future? -
The Trump administration is terminating thousands of foreign assistance grants and awards, according to a court filing. The move effectively guts the six-decade-old agency. -
The decision comes in the wake of a judge's ruling that such a move will not cause irreparable harm to the employees. There will be exceptions for several hundred employees in roles deemed critical. -
The case, brought by the American Foreign Service Association and the American Federation of Government Employees, is intended to block the administration's efforts to dismantle USAID. -
From Day 1, the Trump team has issued a series of orders and statements aimed at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
