State Department formally notifies Congress it is effectively dissolving USAID [View all]

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Sean Lyngaas Jennifer Hansler Updated 6:47 PM EDT, Fri March 28, 2025

The State Department on Friday formally notified Congress it is effectively dissolving the US Agency for International Development and moving some of its functions under the department.
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The shuttering of an agency established by Congress without the legislative branch weighing in is expected to draw legal challenges.
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In its first weeks in office, the Trump administration moved to dismantle USAID and freeze almost all foreign assistance, pending a review of those programs. Since then, thousands of USAID employees have been fired or put on leave and billions of dollars in aid contracts have been canceled. Less than 900 USAID employees remained on the job as of last week, according to another notice from the agency to Congress.

The slashing of the agency brought lawsuits from aid groups and USAID employees, some of whom described harrowing journeys home from overseas for which they weren’t reimbursed.

Later on Friday, a federal appeals court greenlit, for now, the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency.

Three judges on the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals were unanimous in the decision, which notes that the courts could ultimately decide to reverse the agency’s unwinding but won’t at this time. ............................................




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