During the presidential election campaign, Donald Trump alleged that the federal education department has ‘too much’ spending ...

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President Ramaphosa called after US leader said he would suspend aid to South Africa over its land reform policy.

Musk's illegal government takeover is scary on its own — but the people he's bringing along make it even worse ...

There is no cavalry coming. Elected officials, governors, civil servants and people sitting at home are the only ones who can ...

Elon Musk said he is feeding USAID thorugh the wood chipper. The federal agency provides disaster relief across the world and ...

Bill Gates told the co-hosts of "The View" on Tuesday that he was worried about the Trump administration's steps to scale ...

N.Y.,has accused the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) presidential advisory committee of acting without ...

"The billionaire's campaign to radically upend federal agencies is stunning former White House officials, even in a political moment when many things are described as unprecedented." ...

Trump, announcing the aid freeze on his first day in office, said all foreign assistance would be evaluated as to whether it ...

The Trump administration on Monday locked U.S. Agency for International Development workers out of their headquarters in ...

USAID, currently being shut down by Elon Musk, purchases about $2 billion a year of rice, wheat, lentils, and peas from ...