The Trump administration is firing 2,000 USAID workers and putting thousands of others on leave

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She pioneered change over five presidencies. The Trump administration just fired her. • Louisiana Illuminator

Until last Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, Amy Paris worked as a deputy digital services lead in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (Lexey Small for The 19th) On and off for 10 years, Amy Paris made life a little bit easier for a lot of Americans. Working at the highest levels of the federal government, she has been tasked with the kinds of responsibilities that impacted many lives, but that most people wouldn’t want to tackle, like revisi…

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Beth Fukumoto: Why The Fate Of USAID Should Matter To Hawaiʻi

We live in the middle of the Indo-Pacific, the part of the world that the U.S. and China are competing to influence.

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USAID freeze opens door to Russian influence in Eastern Europe

Cuts to aid from Washington could dramatically strengthen Moscow’s hand in the region and jeopardize Europe’s security interests.

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Federal Judge Allows Trump Administration to Proceed with USAID Restructuring

Remember when the left claimed that Donald Trump couldn’t drain the swamp? As someone who’s watched the administrative state waste billions of taxpayer dollars year... The post Federal Judge Allows Trump Administration to Proceed with USAID Restructuring appeared first on Patriot Journal.

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Trump Planning to Get Rid of at Least 1,600 USAID Positions

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Trump admin to slash 2,000 USAID jobs, put thousands more staff on leave - National

The move comes after a federal judge allowed the administration to move forward with pulling thousands of USAID staffers off the job in the United States and around the world.