Most USAID staff laid off or placed on leave by Trump administration
The Trump administration has placed most United States Agency for International Development (USAID) employees back on administrative leave from midnight on Sunday and laid off hundreds more. In addition to some 4,
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'Enraging!' Elon Musk's 'stunning admission' prompts calls for congressional probe
Elon Musk let slip that his Department of Government Efficiency accidentally canceled Ebola prevention when the tech billionaire cut funding to the United States Agency for International Development.
Republicans defend Trump administration’s cuts to USAID, Democrats warn of humanitarian crisis
Republicans are standing behind the Trump administration’s deep cuts to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), arguing that the reductions curb wasteful spending.
Elton John slams Trump administration over USAID cuts
Elton John is raising the flag that President Donald Trump's budget cuts to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will have a hugely negative impact on the global response to HIV prevention and resources.
Trump denies ‘troublemaker’ reporter’s claim of ‘clash’ between Elon Musk, Marco Rubio
President Donald Trump on Friday denied a report that Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio butted heads during a meeting, accusing a reporter of being a “troublemaker” for asking him about the encounter.
Appeals court permits Trump to remove head of federal watchdog agency
A Washington, D.C., appeals court has permitted President Donald Trump to remove the head of a federal watchdog agency amid litigation.
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Democrats Torched for Their Weak Protest at Trump Speech
MSNBC’s Symone Sanders-Townsend torched liberal lawmakers for silently flipping paddles that read missives directed at Trump while the president prattled on about endless falsehoods: “False,” “Musk Steals,” “Save Medicaid,” the signs read.
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Is Elon Musk's DOGE here for long run or is Trump preparing to jettison the project?
President Trump and Elon Musk have been on the same page as the Department of Government Efficiency project continues tearing through federal agencies.
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Watch: Moment Donald Trump named 13-year-old cancer survivor a secret service agent
President Donald Trump used his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, March 4, to unveil a new member of the United States (US) secret service -- a 13-year-old brain cancer survivor named DJ.
Trump says no one has heard of Lesotho. But Musk is trying to do business in the African nation
MASERU, Lesotho -- MASERU, Lesotho (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump says no one has ever heard of Lesotho. The foreign minister of the small African kingdom tells The Associated Press that Trump should “speak for himself.”

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Judge gives Trump administration two days to release billions of dollars in blocked foreign aid
Supreme Court won't block judge's order requiring Trump administration pay foreign aid groups
The Trump administration had argued that a federal district judge is interfering in the powers the Constitution gives the president.
How Trump’s $2B court battle over foreign aid could reshape executive authority
On Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order pausing all foreign aid funding, most of which is administered by USAID. A little more than two weeks later, USAID laid off all but a few hundred of its 10,
Judge stops immediate shutdown of small US agency for African development
A judge has barred the Trump administration from immediately moving to shut down a small federal agency that supports investment in African countries. U.S.