Former USAID official calls Trump's changes "dangerous for the country"

Dr. Atul Gawande said denigrating USAID is "dangerous for the country" and shuttering its programs could make Americans less safe.

• Feb 3, 2025

Ex-USAID official reacts to agency overhaul

U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News on Monday that the State Department would absorb the U.S. Agency for International Development as part of President Trump and Elon Musk's efforts to overhaul the federal government. Dr. Atul Gawande, former head of global health at USAID, joins with his reaction to the news.

• Feb 3, 2025

How Marco Rubio could reshape USAID

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced to reporters in El Salvador on Monday that he is taking over as the acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. This comes after CBS News learned from three U.S. officials that the humanitarian agency will be merged into the State Department. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports from Panama City.

• Feb 3, 2025

Trump delays tariffs on goods from Canada

President Trump announced he's delaying tariffs against two of America's closest trading partners, Mexico and Canada, after speaking with the nations' leaders Monday. Trump is also setting his sights on overhauling the U.S. Agency for International Development, which oversees humanitarian aid programs. CBS News' Weijia Jiang and Kelly O'Grady have more.

• Feb 3, 2025

What does Rubio's leadership mean for USAID?

Over the weekend, Elon Musk threatened to eliminate the main U.S. agency handling foreign aid. On Monday, it was announced that USAID would merge with the State Department under Marco Rubio's leadership, although the move appears to require congressional approval. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns, Jennifer Jacobs and Ed O'Keefe have the latest.

• Feb 3, 2025

USAID to be merged into State Department, 3 U.S. officials say

USAID will remain a humanitarian aid entity, but its funding and workforce will be significantly reduced, officials said.

• Feb 3, 2025

Security incident at USAID, sources say

Sources tell CBS News that personnel from the Elon Musk-run Department of Government Efficiency were involved in an altercation with security officials at USAID. This comes as reports emerge of changes to the federal agency. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi reports.

• Feb 3, 2025

Musk says administration is on verge of shutting down USAID

Elon Musk, the administration's billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO, says the administration is on the verge of shutting the U.S. Agency for International Development.

• Feb 3, 2025

Marco Rubio blasts USAID

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is speaking out on USAID, the federal agency that provides humanitarian aid and funding for programs abroad. USAID will be merged into the State Department and Rubio confirmed he is now its acting administrator.

• Feb 3, 2025

USAID to merge into State Department

The U.S. Agency for International Development will be folded into the State Department, sources tell CBS News. CBS News senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs has the latest.

• Feb 3, 2025

What to know about Trump, Musk and USAID

Staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development, also known as USAID, were told to stay home Monday and billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk says the agency is on the verge of being shut down. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more.

• Feb 3, 2025

Musk says Trump agreed to "shut down" USAID

CBS News has learned at least two top security officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, have been placed on administrative leave after the two officials refused to allow personnel from the Elon Musk-run "Department of Government Efficiency" to access classified materials. Musk said overnight about USAID that President Trump agreed with him to "shut it down." CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more.

• Feb 3, 2025