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United States Agency for International Development, or USAID contract worker Priya Kathpal, right, and Taylor Williamson, left, who works for a company doing contract work for USAID, carry signs outside the USAID headquarters in Washington, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

USAID staffers turned away from offices even after court suspends leave order

By Ellen Knickmeyer - Associated Press

A street sign with names of U.S. government agencies housed at the Ronald Regan Building, including the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID headquarters in Washington, is pictured with one building occupant taped, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Volunteers are now tracking what’s already been lost in the USAID freeze

By Thalia Beaty - Associated Press

Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., speaks during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Capitol Hill, Feb. 29, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

National security adviser defends Trump’s push to dismantle USAID

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, leaves a meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

House Republicans introduce bill to erase USAID

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

A man walks past boxes of USAID humanitarian aid at a warehouse at the Tienditas International Bridge on the outskirts of Cucuta, Colombia, Feb. 21, 2019, on the border with Venezuela. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) ** FILE **

USAID says it will help global workers return within a month

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A bouquet of white flowers placed outside the headquarters of the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, is pictured, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s attempt to shut down USAID

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Demonstrators and lawmakers rally against President Donald Trump and his ally Elon Musk as they disrupt the federal government, including dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development, which administers foreign aid approved by Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Labor unions sue to stop Trump’s USAID shutdown

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The flag of the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, flies in front of the USAID office in Washington, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump plan would cut nearly all USAID jobs, officials say

By Ellen Knickmeyer - Associated Press

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a briefing at the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Politico says millions in government payments were subscriptions, not payoffs

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A group of suspected al Qaeda militants accused in the killing of an army general in a suicide bombing stand trial at a state security court in Sanaa, Yemen, in this April 22, 2014 file photo. (Associated Press) **FILE**

USAID’s $200M tab: $10M of meals to al Qaeda-linked terrorists, millions more to DEI

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

The U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, is pictured Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

USAID exposed as a shadow government piggy bank for far-left causes

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Tanni Wells chants while joining hundreds gathered during a political protest at the Arizona Capitol Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Protesters across the U.S. rally against Trump and the shuttering of USAID

Associated Press

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa speaks at the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense secretary, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Sen. Joni Ernst applauds Secretary of State Rubio’s push to overhaul USAID and review its spending

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

The flag of the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, flies in front of the USAID office in Washington, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

USAID spent funds on DEI, transgender initiatives, terrorist groups

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, shakes hands with Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves during a joint news conference at the presidential palace in San Jose, Costa Rica, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Rubio will face questions about a deal to deport Americans and USAID turmoil

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

FILE - Solar panels system funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are seen in the Lebanese-Syrian border town of Majdal Anjar, eastern Bekaa valley, Lebanon, Nov. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

USAID direct-hire staffers put on leave worldwide

By Ellen Knickmeyer and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

A man walks past boxes of USAID humanitarian aid at a warehouse at the Tienditas International Bridge on the outskirts of Cucuta, Colombia, Feb. 21, 2019, on the border with Venezuela. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

USAID’s humanitarian aid, programs invite onslaught of scrutiny and overtures to action under Trump

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

USAID humanitarian aid destined for Venezuela is displayed for the media at a warehouse next to the Tienditas International Bridge on the outskirts of Cucuta, Colombia, Feb. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)

Elon Musk: Trump ‘agreed’ to shutter USAID

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

USAID humanitarian aid destined for Venezuela is displayed for the media at a warehouse next to the Tienditas International Bridge on the outskirts of Cucuta, Colombia, Feb. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)

USAID staffers told to stay out of Washington headquarters after Musk said Trump agreed to close it

By Ellen Knickmeyer and Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

The U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, is pictured Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

What is USAID? Explaining the U.S. foreign aid agency and why Trump and Musk want to end it

By Ellen Knickmeyer and Meg Kinnard - Associated Press