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US Humanitarian Aid Website Abruptly Goes Dark as Trump Freezes US-Funded Foreign Aid Worldwide

Headline from Latin Times, on the newest of 2 developments

On Saturday, as President Donald Trump continued carrying out his flurry of executive orders, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)'s website went dark.

Latin Times's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. USAid website offline as Trump moves to put agency under state department

    Headline from The Guardian ·

  2. Newest

    US Humanitarian Aid Website Abruptly Goes Dark as Trump Freezes US-Funded Foreign Aid Worldwide

    Headline from Latin Times ·

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Reports & sources

17 articles, oldest first.

  1. Forbes

    USAID Website Appears To Be Offline As Trump Administration Reportedly Moves To Put It Under State Department Control (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    The Trump administration is reportedly moving to strip the agency’s independence and place it under State Department control, according to multiple news outlets.

  2. The Guardian

    USAid website offline as Trump moves to put agency under state department (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Move would threaten life-saving global humanitarian aid programs, from HIV/Aids treatments to clean water access

  3. Gizmodo

    USAID Website Goes Offline as Trump Continues to Dismantle Government (opens Gizmodo)

    Published

    Gizmodo's feed description

    Trump is purging information that doesn't suit his fascist worldview.

  4. Newsweek

    USAID website goes dark amid Trump aid freeze (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    It comes as confusion continues over the president's freeze on foreign aid and what programs are exempt.

  5. Latin Times

    US Humanitarian Aid Website Abruptly Goes Dark as Trump Freezes US-Funded Foreign Aid Worldwide (opens Latin Times)

    Published

    Latin Times's feed description

    On Saturday, as President Donald Trump continued carrying out his flurry of executive orders, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)'s website went dark.

  6. CNN

    USAID website goes offline amid Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    The website of the US Agency for International Development went offline without explanation Saturday as thousands of furloughs, layoffs and program shutdowns continued amid President Donald Trump’s freeze on US-funded foreign aid and development worldwide.

  7. NBC4 Washington

    USAID website goes offline in Trump's 2-week-old freeze on foreign aid worldwide (opens NBC4 Washington)

    Published

    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    The website of the U.S. Agency for International Development went offline as President Donald Trump's freeze on U.S.-funded foreign aid continued.

  8. Breitbart News

    USAID website goes offline in Trump administration's 2-week-old freeze on foreign aid worldwide (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    USAID’s website has dropped offline without explanation in the Trump administration's two-week-old funding freeze of U.S. foreign aid and

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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