Trump has floated plans to dismantle USAID and the Department of Education. But does he have the power to follow through?

The president's allies want foreign aid repurposed to encourage more oil and gas development around the world.

Former Congressman Charles W. Dent argues that dismantling USAID would undermine American security, economic prosperity and ...

Congressional Republicans previously strong supporters of foreign-aid agency find reasons to align with Trump’s bid to ...

Upholding global stability—and preventing it from falling into the Chinese Communist Party's hands—is American.

The U.S. is by far the biggest single donor of foreign assistance in the world through the agency known as USAID, which ...

A federal judge, who was appointed by President Trump in 2019, has paused Trump's plan to place thousands of USAID employees ...

The U.S. Agency for International Development was a key player in renewable energy and disaster protection around the world — ...

USAID, a crucial humanitarian agency created by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, was unexpectedly closed by Donald Trump, ...

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If you want to reform U.S. foreign aid or criticize its strategic importance, start by getting the facts right.

Some of the agency’s funding went to programs encouraging Israeli and Palestinian coexistence, while other grants went to pro ...