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USAID programs now being run by State Department as agency ends operations
The State Department is taking over programs previously run by the U.S. Agency for International Development, also known as ...
Ex-USAID chief says gutting of agency could put millions at risk of death
Former USAID administrator Samantha Power says the gutting of the agency, with deep funding cuts to life-saving programs will ...
Shuttering of USAID Will Lead to Millions of Deaths Around the World: Studies
Multiple studies have estimated millions will die annually as a result of the Trump Administration’s closure of the ...
Rubio Unleashes Fresh Broadside Against USAID on Its Final Day
Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a fresh broadside against USAID on the agency’s last day of existence, defending the ...
USAID cuts may cause 14 million more deaths in next five years, study says
The analysis, published in the Lancet, estimates the agency’s programs saved 91 million lives worldwide over two decades, ...
USAID cuts have caused more than 330,000 deaths worldwide, BU professor estimates
As USAID offices officially close on Tuesday, Dr. Brooke Nichols's research is not alone. An international, 15-member ...
After six decades, USAID closes its doors
After six-decades, the U.S. Agency for International Development has been ended by the Trump administration. Copyright 2025 ...
USAID Cuts Could Cause 'Staggering Number Of Avoidable Deaths,' Study Says
For poorer countries, "the resulting shock would be similar in scale to a global pandemic or a major armed conflict," ...
FHI 360 gutted by Trump USAID cuts. CEO on about how the NC nonprofit can survive.
Tessie San Martin talks about leading the Durham global research firm after losing half its revenue and why sustainable ...
Bush, Obama — and singer Bono — fault Trump’s gutting of USAID on agency’s last day
Gutting USAID is a travesty, and it’s a tragedy. Because it’s some of the most important work happening anywhere in the world ...
USAID canceled rape survivor kits for Congo as conflict erupted
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration canceled a major contract to supply emergency kits for rape survivors in Congo ...