The Latest Breaking News from the US Agency for International Development

A US Court of Appeals ruled that the Trump administration can suspend billions in foreign aid, despite challenges from grant recipients. This decision follows Trump's executive order to freeze aid spending, which critics argue could result in millions of deaths by 2030.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s new Africa strategy shifts from aid to trade under a “commercial diplomacy” push, urging ambassadors to broker business deals rather than manage aid programs

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has proposed gutting the State Department’s budget by almost 50%, closing a number of overseas diplomatic missions, and eliminating funding for nearly all international organizations, including the United Nations, many of its agencies and for NATO headquarters

The Trump administration is moving to effectively close global aid agency as federal appeals court clears path for DOGE cuts

According to an email obtained by The Associated Press, a senior official at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is taking a leadership role at the U.S. Agency for International Development, giving DOGE direct authority over an agency it has worked to dismantle

Gates Foundation officials have previously said “no foundation” can effectively replace the U.S. government’s foreign aid funding.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed three nominees for diplomatic posts, including the ambassador to NATO.

MANA Nutrition's Georgia plant resumes production of life-saving peanut butter paste for malnourished children after USAID contract reinstatement.

MANA Nutrition's RUTF production faces uncertainty after USAID contract termination, risking aid programs worldwide.