Signs identifying the headquarters of USAID have been removed or covered over with black tape in Washington, D.C., just blocks from the White House. The agency’s headquarters, located in the Ronald Reagan Federal Building, has been closed since Monday following the Trump administration’s pause on all international aid activity. The full staff of the agency were notified they’d be put on administrative leave as of the end of the day Friday.
A U.S. judge scheduled a hearing for Friday to consider temporarily blocking President Donald Trump from dismantling USAID. Federal workers associations filed a lawsuit Thursday arguing Trump doesn’t have the authority to shut down the agency.
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A witness to the sign removal shared photos with PBS News White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López.
A worker removes the U.S. Agency for International Development sign on their headquarters on February 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images
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