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Trump’s Assault on USAID Makes Project 2025 Look Like Child’s Play

Project 2025, the conservative governing playbook produced by veterans of the first Trump administration, has an entire chapter on how to overhaul USAID. Its authors urged the next president to “scale back USAID’s global footprint,” “deradicalize” its programs, and throttle its funding.

The Boston Globe · 8h

With attack on USAID, Trump and Musk make policy by buzz saw

"Americans need to see the faces and hear the stories of those who have been put on leave at USAID and other agencies," writes one reader.

U.S. News & World Report on M… · 18h

The End of USAID? What’s Next as Trump Team Takes Aim at Agency

Story by Elliott Davis Jr. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s crusade against the U.S. Agency for International Development has accelerated, with news spreading that the agency focused on foreign aid would see dramatic staffing cuts and the cancellation of hundreds of awards and contracts.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

How an ex-State Department official fueled Elon Musk’s attack on USAID

Mike Benz appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast in late December to discuss USAID, spurring Musk’s first mention of the agency.

Slate · 17h

Elon Musk’s Assault on USAID Is Lethal, Vindictive, and Brazenly Unlawful

A Trump-appointed judge said on Friday that he would freeze the administration’s plan to slash most employees and withdraw nearly all overseas workers.

Media Matters for America18h

Project 2025 laid the foundation for Trump using DEI to target USAID staff and level a broader attack on workers

Project 2025 — a conservative transition plan to support the Trump administration, led by The Heritage Foundation and more ...

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Elon Musk's Crackdown on USAID Splits With Project 2025 Agenda

The conservative manifesto largely praises USAID's humanitarian work and does not call for it to be dismantled.

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Trump says dismantling USAID will save money. Experts say it’s a ‘great gift’ for China

President Trump is racing to shut down the agency, declaring it a waste of money and run by “lunatics.” But experts warn this ...

Donald Trump shunned Project 2025 as a candidate, but is adopting its ideas in office

On the presidential campaign trail, candidate Donald Trump consistently distanced himself from Project 2025, a conservative ...

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Many of Trump's actions seem to follow Project 2025's lead. Where they match, differ

More than half the executive actions President Donald Trump signed in the early days of his second term mirror Project 2025, ...

Trump sued by USAID workers as Project 2025 architect confirmed in powerful cabinet position: Live

Meanwhile, the Senate has moved to confirm Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead the powerful Office of Management and Budget, welcoming an official who has plotted the massive expansion of ...

37 ways Project 2025 has shown up in Trump’s executive orders

A side-by-side review by POLITICO found dozens of cases where the president’s early executive actions have aligned with ...

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Claims about USAID funding are spreading online. Many are not based on facts

False and misleading social media posts are circulating online as the Trump administration moves to dismantle the U.S. Agency ...

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China Steps In to Replace USAID

China has provided funding for landmine clearance in Cambodia days after work was halted by Donald Trump's freeze on USAID ...

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Trump calls USAID a 'tremendous fraud.' His wife and daughter promoted its work

In 2019 then-President Trump signed a memorandum launching a new "Women's Global Development and Prosperity" Initiative aimed ...

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Melania and Ivanka Trump praised USAID for funding their White House projects: reports

During Donald Trump’s first term, his wife and daughter touted USAID’s role in providing vital economic assistance in Africa ...

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