The Trump administration's dismantling of USAID's workforce
Gone quiet · last story Feb 23, 2025
What this arc covers
The Trump administration's moves in February 2025 to pull almost all US Agency for International Development workers off the job, the judge's ruling that first blocked and then allowed it, and the firing of 2,000 workers.
Earliest story we hold Feb 5, 2025 · 5 stories · 45 independent sources (counted once each) · 18 days
Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning
Feb 23– 242025The Trump administration is firing 2,000 USAID workers and putting thousands of others on leave57 articles · 32 independent sources3 left, 12 center, 5 right
Feb 21– 222025Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the job18 articles · 13 independent sources2 left, 5 center, 1 right
Feb 72025Trump administration plans to slash all but a fraction of USAID jobs, officials say9 articles · 9 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 2 right
Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side
Feb 3Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2025 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 69 |
| Feb 17, 2025 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 20 |
| Feb 24, 2025 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 53 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
27% left · 55% center · 18% right of 45 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 5 stories.
Every storyoldest first
February 2025
Feb 5President Trump's administration pulling almost all USAID workers off the job worldwide12 articles · 9 independent sources3 left, 3 center, 1 right- Feb 7Trump administration plans to slash all but a fraction of USAID jobs, officials say9 articles · 9 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 2 right
- Feb 7– 8Judge blocks Trump from placing thousands of USAID workers on leave49 articles · 28 independent sources7 left, 14 center, 2 right
- Feb 21– 22Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the job18 articles · 13 independent sources2 left, 5 center, 1 right
- Feb 23– 24The Trump administration is firing 2,000 USAID workers and putting thousands of others on leave57 articles · 32 independent sources3 left, 12 center, 5 right