Elon Musk and DOGE efforts to close USAID likely unconstitutional, agency must be restored, judge rules
The federal judge ordered the government to reinstate U.S. Agency for International Development systems, saying DOGE likely violated the constitution in multiple ways.
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Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the job
or USAID, on Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The door of the U.S. Agency for International Development is seen Feb. 7, 2025, with the sign and logo removed from the wall outside the agency's ...
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USAID official warns of unnecessary deaths from Trump's foreign aid block
People hold placards outside the USAID building, after billionaire Elon Musk, who is heading US President Donald Trump's drive to shrink the federal government, said work is underway to shut down ...
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Trump and Musk refusing to pay USAID's bills threatens far more than foreign aid
Given the history of the two men driving this rapid, and likely illegal, dismantling of USAID, it follows that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk see paying bills as merely an option that can be ...
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Accelerating USAID cuts devastate lifesaving programs, aid groups warn
The Trump administration’s cancellation of $60 billion in U.S. Agency for International Development contracts is already unraveling significant programs and caused profound harm to many of the ...
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USAID workers clear their desks in Trump's final push to dismantle the agency
Notices sent out in mass mailings this week are terminating over 90% of USAID's contracts for humanitarian and development work around the world, and the Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a ...
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The Trump administration kills nearly all USAID programs
The Trump administration is terminating thousands of USAID foreign assistance grants and awards, according to the State Department. The move effectively guts the six-decade-old agency. The ...
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Trump Administration Cuts More Than 90% of USAID Foreign Assistance Contracts
The cuts detailed by the administration would leave few surviving USAID projects for advocates to try to save in what are ongoing court battles with the administration. The Trump administration ...
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USAID Funneled $122 Million to Charities Tied to Designated Terrorists, Congressional Testimony Reveals
USAID has long been complicit in funding humanitarian aid groups associated with designated terrorists, such as Hamas and Hezbollah. This is just one egregious example of the waste, fraud ...
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Humanitarians or funders of woke terrorists? DOGE subpanel clashes over USAID
In Ethiopia and Sudan, USAID-funded efforts to stem starvation have been thwarted, Texas Democratic Rep. Greg Casar said, despite Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s waiver for emergency food ...
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USAID staff given two days to clear out belongings as court demands unfreezing funds
The guidance also said that staff must remove their USAID-issued equipment from their desk, while those fired from their jobs should return other things issued by the agency for their employment.
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USAID staff given 15 minutes to gather belongings from DC office
(Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — As President Donald Trump’s administration guts the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), former federal workers are being ...