In slashing the agency, the administration said it was shifting from a "charity-based foreign aid model" to one of partnerships with nations that show "both the ability and willingness to help themselves."
African leaders pitch Trump on U.S. investment opportunities as president seeks to curb foreign aid
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the administration announced that most USAID staffers worldwide would be put on leave and 2,000 U.S.-based staff positions would be eliminated.
Supreme Court demurs on Trump's first appeal over firing powers
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