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USAID security leaders removed after refusing Elon Musk's DOGE employees access to secure systems
The U.S. Agency for International Development’s director of security and his deputy were placed on administrative leave Saturday after they tried to prevent employees from the Department of ...NBC News - 11m -
Top F.B.I. Agent in New York Vows to ‘Dig In’ After Removals at Agency
James E. Dennehy, the highly respected leader of the largest and most important field office in the bureau, said in an email to staff that the F.B.I. was in “a battle of our own.”The New York Times - 1h -
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 - 1h -
Musk team given access to sensitive federal payment system - reports
The Trump administration grants Musk's team access to system that controls the flow of trillions of dollars in funds, US media report.BBC News - 1h -
Senior USAid officials put on leave after denying access to Musk’s Doge team
After standoff, Doge members gained control over access system, letting them to lock out workers and read emails. USAid has put two senior security officials on administrative leave after a tense ...The Guardian - 2h -
Two top security officials at USAID placed on leave, sources say
USAID Director for Security John Vorhees and Deputy Director for Security Brian McGill were put on leave last night, two sources confirmed to CBS News.CBS News - 3h -
Education Dept. workers put on leave after taking diversity training during Trump's 1st term, union says
Dozens of employees who attended a diversity training course encouraged by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos during President Donald Trump’s first term have been placed on paid leave, a union ...NBC News - 4h -
Future of US aid agency in doubt after website goes dark and officials put on leave
President and ally Elon Musk have launched an assault on the Agency for International DevelopmentFinancial Times - 5h -
Musk vows to cancel grants after gaining access to US Treasury payment system
System disperses trillions of dollars in US government spending each year, including social securityFinancial Times - 7h -
Elon Musk’s Doge team granted ‘full access’ to federal payment system
Trump’s treasury secretary gives the world’s richest person entry to one of the most sensitive US government databases. Elon Musk’s government-slashing crew, the “department of government ...The Guardian - 7h -
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.The New York Times - 1d -
USAid website offline as Trump moves to put agency under state department
Move would threaten life-saving global humanitarian aid programs, from HIV/Aids treatments to clean water access. The website for the US Agency for International Development, or USAid, appeared to ...The Guardian - 1d -
Top Treasury official retires over DOGE request for access to payment systems
David Lebryk, a top Treasury Department nonpolitical career official, retired Friday after clashing with Elon Musk allies over government payment systems, a source familiar with the matter told The ...The Hill - 2d -
UN aid agencies cut back operations after Trump’s 90-day funding suspension
Exclusive: UNHCR chief orders clampdown on spending, including 90-day delay in ordering new supplies and hiring freeze. UN agencies have begun cutting back their global aid operations following the ...The Guardian - 5d -
Dozens of senior officials at top U.S. aid agency put on leave: reports
At least 56 senior officials in the top U.S. aid and development agency have been placed on leave amid a probe into an alleged effort to thwart President Trump's orders, reports say.CBS News - 5d -
Trump Administration Puts Dozens of U.S.A.I.D. Officials on Paid Leave
An email to the aid agency’s employees cited actions “that appear to be designed to circumvent” an executive order by President Trump.The New York Times - 5d -
Trump administration puts about 60 USAid officials on leave after aid freeze
Memo said some actions in agency ‘appeared to be designed to circumvent’ Trump’s orders and ‘America First’ policy. The Trump administration has put on leave about 60 senior career officials at the ...The Guardian - 5d -
Pennsylvania elected official resigns after gesture similar to Elon Musk's
A local elected official in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, has resigned after coming under fire for a social media post.CBS News - 6d -
Trump pulls security detail for former top health official Anthony Fauci
Fauci had served as leading infectious diseases official for seven presidents and had broken with Trump on Covid. Donald Trump on Friday said he had pulled federal security protection for the ...The Guardian - Jan. 24 -
After making cuts, new DOJ leadership tries to calm rattled national security team
Newly installed DOJ officials on Wednesday tried to ease concerns within the National Security Division after two of their top prosecutors were removed, sources said.ABC News - Jan. 23 -
Trump fired four top immigration court officials hours after taking office
The Trump administration fired four top officials at the DOJ’s Executive Office of Immigration Review, which oversees U.S. immigration courts, late Monday.NBC News - Jan. 21 -
Trump team asks top Georgia court to deny Fani Willis disqualification appeal
President-elect Trump’s legal team submitted a written opposition Friday to the Georgia Supreme Court over Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s request to have the state's high court ...The Hill - Jan. 17 -
Top EU official denies softer approach to Big Tech, cites 'very clear legal basis' for regulation
There are growing questions about how the EU is going to enforce tech regulation, particularly as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.CNBC - Jan. 17 -
Russian diplomats accessed private area of UK parliament in security breach
Exclusive: MPs warned not to invite Russian diplomats to parliament after incident said to have alarmed ministers. Russian diplomats accessed a private area of parliament in a major security breach ...The Guardian - Jan. 16 -
UK security officials monitor Elon Musk's posts
A Home Office team is tracking the reach and impact of posts by the tech mogul and others for security risks.BBC News - Jan. 10 -
NY top court denies delaying Trump sentencing
New York’s high court on Thursday declined to halt President-elect Trump’s sentencing on his hush money criminal conviction, which is scheduled for Friday morning. In a terse note, the New York ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Meloni says Italy is exploring deals on telecoms security, but denies private talks with Musk
Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni said her government is in talks with private companies, including Elon Musk’s SpaceX, over the country’s telecoms security system, but denied having discussed the ...ABC News - Jan. 9 -
UnitedHealth shareholders demand review of policies that 'delayed or denied' health care access
Shareholders of UnitedHealth Group (UHG) are calling on the company's board of directors to release a report on how its policy of limiting or delaying access to health care may be impacting the ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
U.S. citizen denied entry into Poland after security staff object to handwritten notes in passport
A U.S. citizen has been barred from entering Poland because her passport was defaced with handwritten notesABC News - Jan. 8 -
49ers’ Charvarius Ward still dealing with PTSD after loss of daughter, may leave team in free agency because of it
"I had a lot of great times, but the worst thing that’s ever happened to me … happened in California."Yahoo Sports - Jan. 6 -
Big Ten, SEC each put 7 teams in women's Top 25
The Big Ten and SEC each has seven teams ranked in The AP Top 25 women's basketball poll, with UCLA and South Carolina remaining 1-2.ESPN - Jan. 6 -
Thousands protest in Montenegro to demand ouster of top security officials over mass shooting
Several thousand people have participated in street protests in MontenegroABC News - Jan. 5 -
Social order in Gaza will collapse if Israel ends cooperation with UN aid agency, official says
Unrwa senior officer describes 60,000 people sheltering in school buildings sharing 12 bathrooms, but says without aid things will get worse. Social order in Gaza is likely to collapse further if ...The Guardian - Jan. 5