U.S. President Donald Trump'sadministration is considering merging the U.S. international aid agency (USAID) into the State Department in a major revamp that would shrink its workforce and align its spending with Trump's "America First" policy.

The Trump administration intends to merge the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with the US Department of State after days of upheaval. Plans involved a significant reduction in USAID's funding and the workforce,

President Trump is ramping up his government purge, with Elon Musk being tasked to shut down USAID. USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page and former Rep. Donna Edwards join Ana Cabrera to discuss the potential impact of these changes.

President Cyril Ramaphosa defended South Africa's land policy on Monday after Donald Trump's threat to cut off funding because of what he said were land confiscations. Trump said the previous day, without citing evidence,

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will cut all funding to South Africa and has launched an investigation of the country’s polices, claiming a “massive” human rights violation is happening over a new

The rand slumped in early trade on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would cut off funding for South Africa. Trump said on Sunday, without citing evidence, that "certain classes of people" in South Africa were being treated "very badly" and that he would cut off funding for the country until the matter is investigated.