The move escalates a monthlong assault on the U.S. Agency for International Development that has closed its D.C. headquarters and shut down thousands of programs worldwide.

The Trump administration has restructured USAID, placing employees on leave and cutting 2,000 positions. This follows a court ruling allowing the plan amid criticism of the agency’s efficiency and ...

Key US agencies, including the FBI and State Department, have instructed their employees not to comply with cost-cutting ...