The Latest: Hundreds gather in Washington, DC, to protest the shuttering of USAID
U.S. aid workers around the world scrambled Wednesday to pack up households or pull children from school after the Trump administration ordered employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development off the job and out of the field,
US: Protest in Washington against Trump's closure of USAID offices
Washington, United States - February 05, 2025 The offices of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington were sealed off on Monday after billionaire Elon Musk announced that President Donald Trump had agreed to dismantle the agency.
More Than a Dozen Congressional Democrats Protest Closure of USAID Outside Agency Headquarters at Washington, D.C.
Members of Congress tell the New York Sun that they expect swift legal action from those groups and employees impacted by the attempt to abolish
Thousands gather in Washington to protest the dismantling of USAID
The rally occurred just a day after the USAID website announced that nearly all direct-hire staff would soon be placed on administrative leave.
Hundreds gather in Washington, DC, to protest the shuttering of USAID
Demonstrators gathered outside the U.S. Capitol to protest the shutdown of USAID seem increasingly frustrated with Democratic lawmakers. Sen.
Protesters rally against Trump's stop-work order for USAID
USAID and nonprofit workers gathered near the Capitol in D.C. to protest Elon Musk's efforts to shut down the aid agency with his Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
Protesters, lawmakers rally in Washington DC against Musk, Trump over shuttering of USAID
The protest largely focused on the administration's decision to put all directly hired employees of the U.S. agency for International Development (USAID) on leave globally and recall thousands of personnel working overseas.
Protesters across the U.S. rally against Trump and the shuttering of USAID
A movement to oppose President Trump organized is looking to spark nationwide protests on Wednesday. Hundreds are also rallying in Washington, D.C., in support of USAID as the Trump administration seeks to dismantle the government agency aid.
USAID feeds alumni to left-wing activist organizations
The Rockefeller Foundation, another left-of-center philanthropy that focuses on global matters, is led by Rajiv Shah, who ...
Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show
Four days after Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk’s top lieutenants at the Treasury Department asked its acting ...
USAID Controversy Live Updates: Nearly All Of USAID’s 10,000 Global Staffers To Be Placed On Leave
Nearly all of USAID’s global workforce will be placed on administrative leave starting Friday, according to a notice on the ...
Strongmen celebrate USAID media funding freeze
Trump administration move to temporarily shutter US agency triggers crisis for independent outlets in ex-Soviet space ...
Federal workers, lawmakers protest nationwide over Trump administration agency cuts, buyout deadline
Over 2 million federal employees must decide by Thursday before midnight whether to accept a buyout pushed by the Trump ...
Democratic lawmakers protest moves to shutdown USAID
Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development have been instructed to stay out of its Washington headquarters, ...
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Marylanders join nationwide ‘50501’ protests, denouncing president’s implementation of policies aligned with Project 2025
Protestors gather in Annapolis to denounce 47th President's executive actions and the '50501' movement. A call for unity and ...
USAID workers hid Pride flags, ‘incriminating’ books when DOGE arrived: ‘It didn’t feel good’
A USAID worker said Monday that office employees scrambled to hide anything “incriminating” when the Department of Government ...