USAID in the second Trump administration

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During the second presidency of Donald Trump, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the principal U.S. government agency for administering civilian foreign aid and development programs, underwent sweeping staff and program reductions. Its remaining programs were transferred to the United States Department of State. In January 2025, President Donald Trump ordered a review and near-total freeze on foreign assistance. The administration subsequently placed most USAID employees on administrative leave, terminated thousands of grants and contracts, and announced that 83% of the agency's programs would be canceled. U.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio, who became acting administrator of USAID, oversaw the transfer of the remaining programs to the State Department. USAID's independent operations ended on July 1, 2025, by which time 94% of its staff had been laid off. Elon Musk and personnel associated with the Department of Government Efficiency participated in implementing...

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