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Former USAID leaders speak out against Trump's attempt to dismantle agency
A group of former administrators of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) joined on Wednesday to issue a sharp rebuke of the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the agency. ...The Hill - 2h -
Musk trolls critics and federal workers as DOGE targets US agencies
As Elon Musk and his team rip through the federal government, he is doing it all with his signature trolling, mocking his critics and targets along the way.ABC News - 4h -
USAID contractor says agency overhaul will hurt U.S. small businesses
The Trump administration's steps to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development has drawn sharp criticism and concern. Keith Ives, a USAID contractor who measures the estimated impact ...CBS News - 5h -
USAID worker says "everyone is really scared" at agency after being locked out
USAID personnel have been locked out of their offices and email since Monday, leaving many confused as to whether they'll have healthcare or paychecks coming. One staffer spoke anonymously to ...CBS News - 5h -
Former USAID chief blasts Trump and Musk's gutting of agency
Nearly all staff for the U.S. Agency for International Development, also known as USAID, will be placed on leave Friday amid President Trump and Elon Musk's plans to restructure the federal ...CBS News - 5h -
Thousands protest USAid workers being recalled from abroad or put on leave
News comes after nearly a thousand contractors laid off or furloughed, and USAid website and X account removed. Thousands gathered at the US Capitol on Wednesday after the shock announcement on ...The Guardian - 6h -
Doge v USAid: how Elon Musk helped his acolytes infiltrate world’s biggest aid agency
Exclusive: Takeover of USAid agency by Doge operatives seen as pilot for large-scale overhaul of federal government. USAid security personnel were defending a secure room holding sensitive and ...The Guardian - 12h -
Trump's Gaza proposal and USAID workers and shipments in limbo: Morning Rundown
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle criticize Trump’s proposal to take ownership of Gaza.NBC News - 17h -
‘Everyone is on tenterhooks’: Santorini streets empty after days of tremors
Thousands of locals and tourists have fled Greek island amid fears of bigger earthquake or volcanic eruption. On the second day of feeling the ground shake under her feet, Veroniki Balabonidi ...The Guardian - 1d -
USAID workers placed on administrative leave 'until further notice'
Employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) are being placed on administrative leave with pay "until further notice," according to letters reviewed by The Hill. Employees ...The Hill - 1d -
Bill Gates: Musk wouldn't be telling USAID workers to say home if he knew what it does
Billionaire Bill Gates said in an interview early Tuesday that Elon Musk "wouldn't be telling" employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) not to come to work if he "really ...The Hill - 1d -
What is USAID, the foreign assistance agency Trump wants to shut down?
NBC News' Valerie Castro explains the work of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the impact it will have if President Trump succeeds in closing it.NBC News - 2d -
Former USAID official reacts to agency overhaul
U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News on Monday that the State Department would absorb the U.S. Agency for International Development as part of President Trump and Elon Musk's efforts to overhaul ...CBS News - 2d -
USAID worker-turned-lawmaker: 'This is no way to govern'
Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.), a former U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employee, was among a chorus of Democrats on Monday blasting the turmoil surrounding the agency. “You have ...The Hill - 2d -
Turmoil inside USAID as Musk calls the agency 'criminal' and says it 'has to die'
Amid ongoing turmoil inside the U.S. Agency for International Development, sources say that Department of Government Efficiency staffers have moved to take over offices.ABC News - 2d -
Marco Rubio declares himself head of USAid as workers locked out of office
Secretary of state says he has assumed control of agency to ‘align’ it with Trump’s priorities. US politics live – latest updates The secretary of state, Marco Rubio, declared himself the ...The Guardian - 2d -
Marco Rubio blasts USAID, says he is agency's acting administrator
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is speaking out on USAID, the federal agency that provides humanitarian aid and funding for programs abroad. USAID will be merged into the State Department and Rubio ...CBS News - 2d -
Marco Rubio taking over as acting head of USAID amid agency turmoil
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is being put in charge of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as the Trump administration mulls the future of the agency. Rubio told reporters ...The Hill - 2d -
Rubio says he is the acting head of USAID
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporter traveling in El Salvador with him that he is the acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development and voiced his concerns about the ...NBC News - 2d -
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 - 2d -
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 - 2d -
USAID leaders escorted out of building after blocking DOGE access to secure systems
Senior officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) were placed on administrative leave after they refused to turn over classified material to teams from the Department of ...The Hill - 3d -
Education Department 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 - 3d -
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 - 4d -
Barclays IT glitch locks customers out of accounts for almost 24 hours
Outage comes on HMRC’s deadline day for settling self-assessment tax returns and a pay day for many workers. A serious IT glitch has left some Barclays customers locked out of their accounts ...The Guardian - 4d -
Musk Aides Lock Government Computer Systems, Sources Say
Some employees at OPM have reportedly had their access revoked to the department’s data systems by Musk and aides.Inc. - 5d -
Disabled workers are getting screened out of digital hiring
Big questions are emerging about the equity of digitized hiring assessments and the impact they have on disabled people.CNBC - 6d -
Medicaid, Head Start, health centers locked out of federal funding site
The online system for federal health funding now warns of delays due to executive orders after the Trump administration announced a freeze.CBS News - Jan. 28 -
Tech Stock Sell-Off Eases After DeepSeek Scare
Investors around the world are reassessing the prospects for technology companies after a Chinese artificial intelligence start-up rocked markets in the United States on Monday.The New York Times - Jan. 28 -
Trump orders review of Fema after saying disaster agency ‘is not good’
Council including defense and homeland security secretaries will report within 180 days on future of agency. US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into ...The Guardian - Jan. 27 -
Why everyone in AI is freaking out about DeepSeek
DeepSeek has a free website and mobile app even for U.S. users with an R1-powered chatbot interface similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT.VentureBeat - Jan. 24 -
Roaring Kitty makes cryptic ‘Futurama’ post. Everyone is trying to figure it out.
The latest post on Roaring Kitty’s X account features a heart-wrenching clip from the sci-fi cartoon comedyMarketWatch - Jan. 23 -
New PS5 Update Is Out Now, But It Doesn't Really Do Much
Sony has pushed out a new PS5 system software update today, but it looks like it doesn't really add much.. According to the PlayStation website , the new Version: 25.01-10.60.00 update only added ...GameSpot - Jan. 23 -
Xi Tells Officials Scared of Being Purged: It's OK to Make Mistakes
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s decree to the Communist Party: Enforcing strict discipline shouldn’t fuel a climate of fear that saps the can-do spirit that once helped power China’s economic rise.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 19 -
Capital One Customers Complain of Being Locked Out of Accounts
The company said a technical issue with a third-party vendor was to blame for a disruption with deposits and payment processing that stretched into the weekend.The New York Times - Jan. 18 -
Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan out of danger after being stabbed
Khan was stabbed by an intruder at his home in the Indian city of Mumbai early on Thursday.BBC News - Jan. 16 -
Women Really Want to Talk After Seeing ‘Babygirl’
Audiences may not be able to agree on how erotic the director Halina Reijn’s erotic thriller is, but it’s starting rich conversations.The New York Times - Jan. 13 -
Trump says meeting with Putin being arranged
The US president-elect has said previously that he wants to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.BBC News - Jan. 10 -
We're locking in roughly 100% gains on a stock that has fallen out of favor
The stock has been downgraded by three analysts this week.CNBC - Jan. 8 -
Where Giants can turn in free agency after missing out on Burnes
Who can the San Francisco Giants turn to next after missing out on signing free-agent pitcher Corbin Burnes? Alex Pavlovic weighs their options.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 7
