
USAID workers clear their desks as Musk's DOGE dismantles the agency
Associated Press▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his new administration. United States Agency for International Development supporters hold banners as USAID workers retrieve their personal belongings from the USAID’s headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. A United States Agency for International Development worker holds a bouquet of flowers given to her after retrieving her personal belongings from USAID’s headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print USAID has been one of the biggest targets of a broad campaign by President Donald Trump and cost-costing chief Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to slash the size of the federal government. Virginia Democratic Rep. Gerald Connolly said in a statement that targeting USAID employees was “unwarranted and unprecedented.” Connolly, whose district includes a sizable federal workforce, said they’re part of the “world’s premier development and foreign assistance agency” who save “millions of lives every year.” ___ Associated Press writers Lindsay Whitehurst and Nathan Ellgren in Washington contributed.
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Judge rules DOGE’s USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution
Associated Press
A federal judge says the USAID shutdown likely violated the Constitution
NPR
'Unlawful destruction': USAID workers reportedly ordered to shred classified documents
Raw Story
USAID official tells staffers: Shred and burn your documents
Politico
Secretary Of State Rubio Says Purge Of USAID Complete, Almost All Gone
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USAID official warns of unnecessary deaths from Trump move, put on leave: Report
India Today
Thousands of USAID staff sacked in Doge drive or sent on leave get 15 minutes to clear their desks
Firstpost
‘15 minutes to clear out workstations’: Notice to fired, on leave USAID staffers
Hindustan Times
Thousands of USAID workers get only 15 minutes to clear workspaces as agency is dismantled
New Indian Express
USAID workers pay mournful visit to agency to clear out belongings under federal guard
LA Times
USAID Contractors Warn of Shutdowns, Lawsuits With Millions Owed
Live Mint
Most USAID workers to be fired or placed on leave
Raw Story
Trump administration fires 1,600 USAID workers, moves to wind up agency
The Independent
Trump administration putting USAID staffers on leave worldwide, firing at least 1,600
Deccan Chronicle
Trump fires 1,600 USAID employees, others sent on indefinite paid leave
Hindustan Times
Layoffs: Donald Trump administration cuts 2,000 USAID jobs, puts staff on leave worldwide
Live Mint
Trump administration fires 1,600 USAID workers, puts thousands on leave
India Today
Trump administration moves to fire or put on leave nearly all USAID workers
Al Jazeera
USAID to fire 1,600 employees
China Daily
Trump administration to fire 2,000 USAID workers
The Hindu
The Trump administration is putting USAID staffers on leave worldwide and firing at least 1,600
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USAID to lay off 2,000 employees and put most remaining staff on administrative leave
CNN
USAID to lay off 2,000 employees and put most remaining staff on administrative leave
CNN
The Trump administration is firing 2,000 USAID workers and putting thousands of others on leave
LA Times
Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the job
The Hindu
Judge clears path for Trump to gut USAID and fire thousands of workers
The Independent
Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the job
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The USAID shutdown is upending livelihoods for nonprofit workers, farmers and other Americans
Associated Press
USAID shutdown is upending livelihoods of nonprofit workers, farmers and other Americans
LA Times
Judge extends pause on Trump dismantling of USAID through February 21
CNN
USAID faces shutdown threat as Trump administration argues agency is 'insubordinate'
Hindustan Times
Trump administration battles employee lawsuit to block dismantling of USAID
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USAID employees detail harrowing exits from DR Congo amid violence as Trump administration dismantles agency
CNN
USAID employees detail harrowing exits from DR Congo amid violence as Trump administration dismantles agency
CNN
Unspent USAID aid worth billions lacks oversight
Associated Press
USAID staffers turned away from offices even after court suspends leave order
LA Times
USAID families have their lives upended by Trump move to shut agency
Hindustan Times
Judge blocks Trump from placing thousands of USAID workers on leave and giving them 30-day deadline
New Indian Express
US judge weighs blocking Trump from dismantling USAID
Hindustan Times
Forced leaves start for thousands at USAID under a Trump plan to gut the foreign aid agency
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Trump sued by USAID workers union after slashing thousands of jobs from government agency: Live
The Independent
Explained: Why has Donald Trump placed 10,000 USAID workers on forced leaves? 10 points
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As Trump Cuts USAID Strength To 294 Workers, Largest Govt Employees Union In US Sues Administration
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Trump Administration Plans To Slash All But A Fraction Of USAID Jobs
Huff Post
USAID in crisis: Forced Leaves, lawsuits, and global aid disruptions
India Today
Trump administration plans to slash all but a fraction of USAID jobs, officials say
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USAID Workforce Slashed From 10,000 to Under 300 as Elon Musk’s DOGE Decimates Agency
Wired
Trump’s rapid dismantling of USAID leaves workers around world concerned for safety and futures
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