Last month, the government told Congress it plans to “abolish” the agency entirely, moving some of its humanitarian, global health, and “limited national security” programs to the State Department.

Democratic Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz is blocking more than 300 of President Donald Trump’s nominees from swift confirmation ...

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) is expanding his holds on President Trump's nominees to include an additional 50 names — along ...

Former state Rep. Gene Ward was remembered Friday for nearly 30 years of service in the Legislature and other accomplishments ...

Some observers, however, say African countries will first face the shock, and may even be stuck in it for lack of capacity ...

As Democrats step on to the floor, many have given Booker a thumbs-up or, as Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz did, a brief hug. During their questions, Booker has bounced from one foot to the other, shifting ...

On his first day in office, President Trump signed an Executive Order that put on hold for 90 days all USAID and State Department programmes. In these 90 days all programmes would be reviewed and ...

More: USAID aimed for 'soft power' but ended up in DOGE's crosshairs. Here's how. USAID itself has been largely dismantled, with much of its staff put on leave or let go and more than 80% of its ...

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. By Steve Benen After the quasi ...

According to a memo circulating among State Department staff and reviewed by WIRED, the Trump administration plans to rename the United States Agency for International Development (USAID ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated Jeremy Lewin as deputy administrator for policy and programs at USAID and as chief ... designed by data analyst Brian Banks, the verifiable savings ...

USAID had long operated as an independent agency with its own administrator. During its first few weeks, the Trump administration, aided by DOGE, effectively took apart the 10,000-person agency ...