An abrupt departure as USAID workers return to clear their desks at DC headquarters. : State of the World from NPR

The Trump administration has been dismantling the US Agency for International Development, and the headquarters have been closed for weeks. But, on Thursday, workers got to go back to their desks – to clean them out and leave.

Former United States Agency for International Development (USAID) workers show their support to USAID workers retrieving their personal belongings from USAID’s headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025.

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