What is USAID, and why does Musk want to get rid of it?
The aid community is struggling to get the full picture—how many thousands of programs have shut down and how many thousands ...
"An absolute disaster": Musk's assault on USAID blamed for spread of HIV among newborns
The White House said it was allowing "lifesaving" foreign aid to continue, but DOGE's actions suggest otherwise ...
Musk creates new power base in Washington with takeover of US agencies
Elon Musk's rapid takeover of two U.S. government agencies has enabled the South African-born billionaire to exert ...
Turmoil inside USAID as Musk calls the agency 'criminal' and says it 'has to die'
Amid ongoing turmoil inside the U.S. Agency for International Development, sources say that Department of Government ...
Bill Gates: Musk wouldn’t be telling USAID workers to say home if he knew what it does
Billionaire Bill Gates said in an interview early Tuesday that Elon Musk “wouldn’t be telling” employees at the U.S. Agency ...
‘Lifesaving’ climate programs are on hold as Musk targets USAID
As Trump moves to shutter the main vehicle of U.S. international humanitarian aid efforts, a host of environmental and climate programs have also been impacted.
Democrats push back after Musk says Trump agrees to close USAID and workers are kept out
The developments come after Elon Musk said that he had spoken with President Donald Trump about the aid and development ...
USAID security leaders removed after refusing Elon Musk's DOGE employees access to secure systems
The USAID systems the DOGE team tried to access included personnel files, three sources familiar with the events told NBC ...