1 day ago · Musk’s sudden — and consequential — interest in USAID did not emerge from a vacuum: The agency has long been a target of criticism that its aid programs masked nation-meddling and overspent ...

1 day ago · Musk bragged on X this past weekend of sending USAID through the “wood chipper.” (The remains of the agency are being folded into the State Department, which is retaining only 290 out of ...

5 days ago · The day before, Musk wrote on X that USAID is a "criminal organization." "It needs to die," he wrote. Criticisms leveled at USAID. Musk has voiced numerous criticisms of the agency on X, citing ...

4 days ago · Musk alleges USAID funding been used to launch deadly programs and called it a “criminal organization.” What is being affected by the USAID freeze? Sub-Saharan Africa could suffer more than any other region during the aid pause. The U.S. gave the region more than $6.5 billion in humanitarian assistance last year.

5 days ago · Musk discussed eliminating USAID during an hourlong audio-only event Monday shortly after midnight on his social media site X. He said he went over the plan with Trump "in detail" and the U.S ...

3 days ago · Q&A ‘What Elon Musk Said Is a Bold-Faced Lie’ A former Republican director of USAID says the agency is critical to U.S. interests and can’t be abolished or folded into the State Department.

4 days ago · Related. USAID security chiefs put on leave after trying to stop Musk’s team from accessing classified info, officials say. By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, Associated Press. Elon Musk’s task ...

5 days ago · Tech mogul and Trump ally Elon Musk said Sunday that it’s time for the U.S. Agency for International Development “to die” — the latest sign that the Trump administration is about to eliminate...

3 days ago · The drive by Mr. Trump and Mr. Musk to unravel the agency is part of a wider campaign against almost all American foreign aid. Mr. Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 20 ordering a halt to the ...

5 days ago · Musk says USAID 'beyond repair' USAID is the world's largest single donor, disbursed $72 billion in fiscal year 2023; Aid covers women's health, clean water, HIV/AIDS, energy, anti-corruption