Federal employees of the United States Agency for International Development were working from home after being instructed not to report for duty at the department's main office in downtown Washington as it was closed.

Employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) were informed on Monday that their headquarters in downtown Washington was shut for the day, hours after billionaire Elon Musk said President Donald Trump agreed that Washington's primary humanitarian agency should be closed.

Elon Musk said he is feeding USAID thorugh the wood chipper. The federal agency provides disaster relief across the world and promotes democracy.

USAID, a decades-old organization that provides humanitarian aid to over 130 countries, now faces an uncertain future.

In an unprecedented flexing of the power of the executive branch, unelected billionaire Elon Musk is shutting down the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Elon Musk, leading the federal cost-cutting panel, announced plans to shut down USAID, describing it as 'beyond repair.' The U.S., as the world's largest single donor, disbursed $72 billion in aid in 2023,

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has become the latest target in President Donald Trump’s push to massively reshape the federal government — and he’s getting some help

President Trump has stopped short of saying the U.S. Agency for International Development should be closed. Elon Musk’s comments added to the questions surrounding its future.

Elon Musk, the world's richest person and United States (US) President Donald Trump's controversial close advisor, said Monday the giant US Agency for International Development (USAID) humanitarian agency will be "

Elon Musk called USAID a criminal organization that should “die.” Proponents say it’s a key arm of U.S. influence that, if destroyed, “cannot be easily rebuilt.”

Two senior USAID officials were put on leave over the weekend after refusing to allow Musk’s DOGE access to agency systems.