The agency targeted by the Trump administration was a living example of tzedakah that saved hundreds of thousands of lives.

USAID still exists, though it’s a shell of its former self. The agency is getting new leadership, though the team doesn’t exactly inspire confidence.

DOGE recently oversaw an 83 percent reduction in USAID contracts, with the remaining programs folded into the State Department.

or USAID, on Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The door of the U.S. Agency for International Development is seen Feb. 7, 2025, with the sign and logo removed from the wall outside the agency's ...

U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols removed his temporary block on the effort to remove all but a small fraction of USAID staffers from their posts and give those abroad a 30-day deadline to move ...

“Everyone says I need to wait and see what happens” with Trump administration decisions, a USAID staffer, whose pregnancy is complicated by high-blood pressure, said in a court filing from her ...

USAID creates economic opportunities for American companies abroad, exemplifies American values, and creates business opportunities for vulnerable populations.

The Trump administration's sweeping cuts in foreign aid have impacted programs in northern Ivory Coast to counter the spread ...

Updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate confirmation ...

While the US’ Iraq policy is still fluid, there have been signs that America’s ‘maximum pressure campaign’ towards Iran will have spillover effects in Iraq, with the Trump administration viewing ...

Iraq remains a fragile state deeply traumatized and riven by thirty years of war, sanctions, occupation, and civil strife. Although there are numerous positive signs of progress in Iraq—violence ...