Trump's cuts will have dire consequences for many. But we mustn't ignore the real downsides of aid, writes David Sogge.

“Thank you for your assistance in clearing our classified safes and personnel documents,” began the email, which bore a USAID ...

Billionaire presidential advisor Elon Musk, who led the charge to dismantle USAID, has called the agency criminal and corrupt ...

A union for U.S. Agency for International Development contractors is asking a federal judge to intervene in any destruction of USAID classified documents.

The US State Department has also announced staff cuts as it seeks to dismantle the aid agency and absorb its functions.

Rohingya children eat from jars with the USAID logo on them, at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, February 11, 2025. REUTERS/Ro Yassin Abdumonab Musk and DOGE have destroyed USAID's life ...

The USAID logo on a machine that processes recycled plastic into construction blocks at the Pasig Eco Hub, a project impacted by the Trump Administration's freeze on foreign aid, on March 10 ...