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Trump administration putting thousands of USAID staffers on leave and cutting US jobs

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President Donald Trump's administration said Sunday it is putting thousands of USAID staffers on leave and cutting U.S. jobs.

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Trump administration is firing 2,000 USAID workers and putting thousands of others on leave (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Sunday that it is eliminating 2,000 posts at the U.S. Agency for International Development and placing all but

  2. Green Field Reporter

    The Trump administration is putting USAID staffers on leave worldwide and firing at least 1,600 - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Sunday that it was placing all but a fraction of staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave worldwide and eliminating at least 1,600 U.S.-based jobs.

  3. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Trump administration putting thousands of USAID staffers on leave and cutting US jobs (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    President Donald Trump's administration said Sunday it is putting thousands of USAID staffers on leave and cutting U.S. jobs.

  4. Foxla

    Trump administration cuts 2,000 USAID jobs, places global staff on leave (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    The Trump administration said Sunday that it is eliminating 2,000 positions at the U.S. Agency for International Development and placing all but a fraction of other staffers worldwide on leave.

  5. NBC4 Washington

    Trump administration firing 2,000 USAID workers and putting thousands of others on leave (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    The Trump administration is placing all but a fraction of staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave and eliminating 2,000 U.S.-based...

  6. 12News Phoenix

    The Trump administration is putting thousands of USAID staffers on leave and cutting US jobs (opens 12News Phoenix)

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    12News Phoenix's feed description

    It comes after a federal judge allowed the administration to move forward with pulling thousands of USAID staffers off the job.

  7. NPR

    Trump officials will put 4,700 USAID employees on leave and eliminate 1,600 jobs (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The decision comes in the wake of a judge's ruling that such a move will not cause irreparable harm to the employees. There will be exceptions for several hundred employees in roles deemed critical.

  8. Anchorage Daily News

    Trump administration is putting USAID staffers on leave worldwide and firing at least 1,600 (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The move comes after a federal judge on Friday allowed the administration to move forward with its plan to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the job in the U.S. and around the world.

  9. WTOP Washington DC

    The Trump administration is firing 2,000 USAID workers and putting thousands of others on leave (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    The Trump administration said Sunday that it is eliminating 2,000 posts at the U.S. Agency for International Development and placing all but a fraction of others worldwide on leave.

  10. WHDH Boston

    The Trump administration is putting USAID staffers on leave worldwide and firing at least 1,600 - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration moved its fast-paced dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development toward what appeared to be its final phases,

  11. Breitbart News

    Report: Thousands of USAID Employees Laid Off, Thousands on Leave (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Thousands of employees at the Agency for International Development (USAID) were reportedly fired, with thousands more placed on leave.

  12. The Columbian

    Administration fires 2,000 USAID workers, puts thousands on leave (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Sunday that it is eliminating 2,000 positions at the U.S. Agency for International Development and placing all but a fraction of other staffers worldwide on

  13. The Boston Globe

    The Trump administration is putting USAID staffers on leave worldwide and firing at least 1,600 (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The move was the latest and one of the biggest steps in what President Trump and cost-cutting ally Elon Musk say is their goal of gutting the six-decade-old aid and development agency in a broader campaign to slash the size of the federal government.

  14. Washington Examiner

    Trump administration firing 2,000 USAID employees after judge paves way for move (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The move from President Donald Trump was made just days after a federal judge denied a request from two labor unions to block further cuts at USAID.

  15. Digital Journal

    Most USAID workers to be fired or placed on leave (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Most employees at USAID will be placed on leave or fired by midnight on Sunday, the aid agency said, as President Donald Trump's administration plows

  16. Blaze Media

    Trump admin confirms all non-'essential' USAID personnel on leave, 1,600 positions being terminated (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    The prospect of USAID's gutting raised a furor among Democrats and foreign beneficiaries. It's happening anyway.

  17. PBS NewsHour

    Trump administration moves ahead with firing 2,000 USAID workers, with thousands more put on leave (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The Trump administration said Sunday that it was placing all but a fraction of staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave worldwide and eliminating 2,000 U.S.-based staff positions.

  18. Fox26 Houston

    Trump administration cuts at least 1,600 USAID jobs, places global staff on leave (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    The Trump administration moved its fast-paced dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development toward what appeared to be its final phases, telling all but a fraction of staffers worldwide that they were on leave as of Monday and notifying at least 1,600 of the U.S.

  19. Philadelphia Inquirer

    The Trump administration is putting thousands of USAID staffers on leave and cutting U.S. jobs (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

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

  20. AL.com

    Trump administration firing 2,000 USAID workers, putting thousands on leave (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    The move was the latest and one of the biggest steps yet toward what rump and cost-cutting ally Elon Musk say is their goal of gutting the 6-decade-old aid and development agency in a broader campaign to slash the size of the federal government.

  21. Al Jazeera

    Trump administration moves to fire or put on leave nearly all USAID workers (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Humanitarian assistance experts have warned agency’s demise will harm vulnerable people and weaken US soft power.

  22. WHDH Boston

    The Trump administration is firing 2,000 USAID workers and putting thousands of others on leave - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Sunday that it was placing all but a fraction of staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave

  23. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Most USAID staffers placed on leave (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration said Sunday that it was placing all but a fraction of staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave worldwide and eliminating 2,000 U.S.-based staff positions.

  24. Voice of America

    Trump administration fires 2,000 USAID workers, puts thousands of others on leave (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Move comes after a federal judge on Friday allowed the administration to move forward with pulling thousands of USAID staffers off the job in the US and around the world

  25. Al Jazeera

    Donald Trump places thousands of employees on leave at embattled USAID (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The move advances Trump’s mission to dismantle USAID, an agency responsible for supporting foreign development.

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