US aid agency HQ closed after Musk reveals plan to ‘shut it down’
Future of USAID in doubt as Donald Trump accuses it of being run by ‘radical lunatics’
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Musk says administration is on verge of shutting down USAID
Elon Musk, the administration's billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO, says the administration is on the verge of shutting the U.S. Agency for International Development.CBS News - 3h -
Top Security Officials at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team
Workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development are bracing for a loss of its independent status and sweeping layoffs as President Trump continues slashing foreign aid.The New York Times - 5h -
Elon Musk says Trump agreed to "shut down" USAID, government's primary humanitarian aid agency
CBS News has learned at least two top security officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, have been placed on administrative leave after the two officials refused to allow ...CBS News - 6h -
Musk: Trump 'agreed' USAID should be shut down
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said early Monday that President Trump has “agreed” to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which administers billions of dollars of ...The Hill - 6h -
Elon Musk says he and Trump are shutting down USAID
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Monday that he and President Donald Trump were in the process of shutting down the USAID, escalating their war on the federal bureaucracy.NBC News - 12h -
Elon Musk says USAid is ‘beyond repair’ and he is working to shut it down
Billionaire says in social media discussion that Donald Trump agrees the world’s largest single donor should be shut down. Elon Musk, who is heading Donald Trump’s efforts to shrink the federal ...The Guardian - 12h -
Trump’s aid freeze shuts down ‘gold standard’ famine-monitoring system
Without Fews Net, recognised as ‘a vital life-saving tool’ for preventing food crises, people will die, experts warn. The system for monitoring global food crises appears to have been suspended ...The Guardian - 3d -
DOJ's LGBTQ employee group shuts down after three decades
The board of DOJ Pride, founded in 1994, told members that the decision was made “in the interest and for the protection of all members.”NBC News - 4d -
NASA Shuts Down DEI Programs, Though Diversity Is Low at Agency
NASA’s acting administrator issued an email announcing the end of DEI at the storied space agency, in response to Trump’s anti-diversity agenda.Inc. - Jan. 23
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