Obama-appointed judge rules USAID shutdown likely unlawful
A judge ruled Musk's and Trump’s DOGE likely violated the Constitution by unilaterally shutting down USAID, dealing a blow to their bureaucracy crackdown.
Checks and balances: Trump, supporters seek to push back against 'activist' judges
President Donald Trump's supporters are seeking ways to check the power of so-called "activist" judges who have issued ...
Laid off USAID employee from Anne Arundel goes to Congress in effort to support foreign aid, battle misinformation
Lifelong Edgewater resident Steven Ramsey, along with about 40 other laid off and furloughed USAID employees, gathered in the shadow of the 51-foot, jet-black steel and aluminum structure in the ...
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Don’t Cry For Me, MAGAtina
The president’s takeover of the Kennedy Center may be clownish. But clownish authoritarianism is still authoritarianism.
New Details From Inside Rubio's Tense Meetings With Musk Over USAID Cuts Revealed
New details have emerged about discussions between Marco Rubio and Elon Musk over cuts at the State Department ...
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USAID official orders staff to destroy classified documents
Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break,' says ...
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USAID’s demise raises fears for millions of lives across the Global South
Former USAID employees gather to support current ... show up and dispense pills for medical resistance, there’s a whole structure” to humanitarian assistance, Kyobutungi said.
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The Real Victims of USAID’s Mismanagement
USAID’s unchecked hubris ... back into the Department of State makes a lot of sense and reflects the structure many governments are moving toward, such as the UK’s restructuring in 2020.
Supreme Court tells Trump to pay out $2 billion to USAID after rejecting his bid to pause spending
The ruling came after Chief Justice John Roberts issued an order last week temporarily pausing District Court Judge Amir ...
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Laid-off USAID employee from Anne Arundel goes to Congress in effort to support foreign aid, battle misinformation
Lifelong Edgewater resident Steven Ramsey, along with about 40 other laid-off and furloughed USAID employees, gathered in the shadow of the 51-foot, jet-black steel and aluminum structure in the ...
The threat of indifference to poverty, environmental damage and disease – and what it will take to reinvent international solidarity
The Trump administration’s sudden freeze of funding for USAID is an immediate disaster, but the economic model for ...