USAID News and Blog Posts

As lawsuits against the present efforts to dismantle USAID continue to emerge, the administration’s actions throughout February suggest the agency and its funding will remain in legal limbo for the foreseeable future.

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s two-and-a-half week push to reorganize USAID came to a head Tuesday after Trump signed an order placing almost all USAID workers on administrative leave. The order excludes “designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs.”