| The future of U.S. foreign aid |
| The Trump administration’s battle to dismantle USAID has upended food, emergency relief and health programs in over 100 countries. |
| Latest in U.S. foreign policy | |
| | | Elon Musk called USAID a criminal organization that should “die.” Proponents say it’s a key arm of U.S. influence that, if destroyed, “cannot be easily rebuilt.” | | By Daniel Wu • Read more » | | |  | |
| | | Secretary of State Marco Rubio said USAID, which oversees food, emergency relief and health programs in over 100 countries, is out of step with U.S. interests. | | By John Hudson, Missy Ryan, Abigail Hauslohner and Karen DeYoung • Read more » | | |  | |
| | | Billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk said early Monday that his DOGE team is in the process of closing USAID, the world’s largest provider of food assistance. | | By John Hudson, Ellen Nakashima, Missy Ryan, Mariana Alfaro and Faiz Siddiqui • Read more » | | |  | |
| | | A dramatic purge and counter-purge at USAID played out in emails obtained by The Washington Post, as Trump’s pause on foreign aid upends humanitarian work around the world. | | By John Hudson • Read more » | | |  | |
| | | Development organizations that program and deliver billions of dollars in U.S. humanitarian aid warn they may have to shut down. | | By Missy Ryan and Dan Keating • Read more » | | |  | |
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