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USAID, Elon Musk

Elon Musk Just Completed His Sinister Takeover of USAID

On Friday, February 7, 2025, at 11:59 pm (EST) all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally, with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions,

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Elon Musk brought down USAID. Can the courts save it?

Marcia Davidson was commiserating with colleagues on Signal’s encrypted messaging platform when she learned the world’s richest civilian blocked congressional Democrats from entering her employer’s Washington D.

The Washington Post on MSN · 20h

How an ex-State Department official fueled Elon Musk’s attack on USAID

Mike Benz appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast in late December to discuss USAID, spurring Musk’s first mention of the agency.

Trump, Congress

Government Executive · 1d

Congressional Democrats tell skeptical protestors they’ll stop Trump’s elimination of USAID

Members of Congress who spoke at Wednesday’s rally said an upcoming government funding deadline could be an opportunity to stifle Trump’s plans to weaken federal agencies.

Opinion

The Hill on MSN · 2d

Opinion - Congress must stand up to Trump’s USAID power grab — before it’s too late

More than ever before, the American people need and deserve a strong Congress to check and balance Trump’s increasingly authoritarian White House.

Opinion

Raleigh News & Observer · 1d

After President Donald Trump’s attack on USAID, Congress has to stand up for itself | Opinion

Many are stunned that a president would ignore constitutional separation of systems that gives Congress power of the purse. David Mastio is not.

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Does as little as 10% of USAID go to help people in need? What that claim gets wrong

Most of the remaining money is distributed through organizations and companies that operate internationally — including some ...

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The White House’s wildly inaccurate claims about USAID spending

Eleven out of 12 claims about the agency’s work are misleading, wrong or lack context.

Forced leaves start for thousands at USAID under a Trump plan to gut the foreign aid agency

Forced leaves have begun in Washington and worldwide for most employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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If USAID ends, American diplomacy will be the biggest loser

President Trump’s characterizations of the U.S. Agency for International Development and Elon Musk’s efforts to abolish it ...

Opinion

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How USAID went woke and destroyed itself

USAID operated largely unnoticed by the US public. The organization is in the public eye and staffers aren't happy. The agency went woke over several years. Now, it could go broke, too.

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Trump challenges Congress’ power with plan to shutter USAID, legal experts say

Donald Trump’s apparent plans to shutter the US Agency for International Development without congressional authority ...

Elizabeth Shackelford: Foreign aid delivered by USAID is for our nation’s benefit — including our farmers

Elizabeth Shackelford is senior policy director at Dartmouth College’s Dickey Center for International Understanding and a ...

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Lawsuits imminent over Trump's dismantling of USAID

USAID employees and contractors are discussing potential litigation, four sources familiar with the talks told NBC News.

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