Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that some programs may be exempt, but stop-work orders have already disrupted efforts to fight disease, prevent famine, and reduce poverty.
Dozens of employees have been placed on leave, hundreds of contractors have been laid off, and critical aid programs worldwide are now in jeopardy.
The Trump administration aims to merge USAID with the State Department, now led by Rubio.
The story "Trump orders USAID staff cut from 10,000 to 300, global aid in limbo" has 427 words across 20 sentences, which will take approximately 2 - 4 minutes for the average person to read.
Which news outlet covered this story?
The story "Trump orders USAID staff cut from 10,000 to 300, global aid in limbo" was covered 9 hours ago by Business Standard, a news publisher based in India.
How trustworthy is 'Business Standard' news outlet?
Business Standard is a fully independent (privately-owned) news outlet established in 1975 that covers mostly business and finance news.
The outlet is headquartered in India and publishes an average of 294 news stories per day.
It's most recent story was published 2 hours ago.
What do people currently think of this news story?
The sentiment for this story is currently Neutral, indicating that people are not responding positively or negatively to this news.
How do I report this news for inaccuracy?
You can report an inaccurate news publication to us via our contact page. Please also include the news #ID number and the URL to this story.
