{"id":2405818,"date":"2025-02-23T18:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T23:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-firing-2000-usaid-employees-after-judge-paves-way-for-move-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-23T18:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T23:04:09","slug":"trump-administration-firing-2000-usaid-employees-after-judge-paves-way-for-move-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-firing-2000-usaid-employees-after-judge-paves-way-for-move-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration firing 2,000 USAID employees after judge paves way for move &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-administration-firing-2000-usaid-employees-after-judge-paves-way-for-move-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2405818&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u2064Trump administration announced a significant reduction in staff at the U.S. Agency for International Advancement (USAID), terminating 2,000 positions based in the U.S. while putting the majority \u2063of\u200d global employees on leave. This \u2062decision came\u200d shortly after U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols \u200bruled \u2063against\u2063 two labor\u200d unions&#8217; request to stop these cuts, stating the claimed harm from such actions seemed \u2062minimal. Notices were distributed to \u200caffected employees, informing them that, effective February 23, 2025, most USAID personnel \u200cwould be \u200cplaced on administrative leave, except for\u200c those in critical roles.\u2064 This move is part of the \u2064administration&#8217;s broader strategy to streamline USAID&#8217;s operations and \u2062integrate them into the \u2064State Department, leaving\u200b only 294 essential staff from a \u200cglobal workforce exceeding\u2064 10,000.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump administration firing 2,000 USAID employees after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-paves-way-for-dem-megadonor-sbf-to-face-trial\/\" title=\"Judge allows Democratic megadonor SBF to proceed to trial.\">judge paves<\/a> way for move<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1994242\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump administration<\/a> said on Sunday that it is cutting 2,000 U.S.-based positions at the U.S. Agency for International Development, while also putting a majority of global employees at the agency on leave.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The move from President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> was made just days after U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3326717\/judge-trump-over-2000-usaid-staff-leave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"denied\">denied<\/a> a request from two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/insulting-labor-unions-that-endorsed-biden-now-lashing-out-at-him\/\" title=\"\u201cInsulting\u201d- Labor Unions That Endorsed Biden Now Lashing Out At Him\">labor unions<\/a> to block further cuts at USAID. In his decision, Nichols found the unions&rsquo; claims of alleged harm that could be caused by any firings &ldquo;far more minimal than it initially appeared.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Notices were sent out to USAID employees who were placed on leave, informing them of the decision while also specifying a few exceptions to the order.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As of 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, February 23, 2025, all USAID direct hire personnel, with the exception of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">designated personnel responsible<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-military-bases-are-literally-falling-apart\/\" title=\"U.S. Military Bases Are Literally Falling Apart\">mission-critical functions<\/a>, core leadership and\/or specially designated programs, will be placed on administrative leave globally,&rdquo; the notices said, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/usaid-trump-musk-foreign-aid-firings-a3af8ce6ef17878b718c8e2ed3bf98e4?taid=67bb93bbc84f110001399cd1&amp;utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&amp;utm_medium=AP&amp;utm_source=Twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>That will affect thousands of global USAID employees, while the cuts for U.S.-based USAID workers are separate and will affect 2,000 employees.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The move from the Trump administration follows through on its goal of placing the majority of USAID employees on administrative leave and keeping only 294 &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-paves-way-for-trump-to-put-over-2000-usaid-staff-on-leave\/\" title=\"... way for Trump to put over 2,000 ... ... on ... -\">essential staff&#038;rdquo<\/a>; members out of over 10,000 employees worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Its broader goal is to dismantle the organization and incorporate its functions into the State Department.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1994242\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1994242\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump administration to cut 2,000 USAID jobs after court ruling<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2405819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25034612025571.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4274,3634,16381],"class_list":["post-2405818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-firing","tag-trump","tag-usaid"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25034612025571.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2405818"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2405822,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405818\/revisions\/2405822"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2405819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2405818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2405818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2405818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}