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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 - 8h -
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 - 10h -
Lawsuits imminent over Trump's dismantling of USAID
USAID employees and contractors are discussing potential lawsuits targeting the unprecedented attack on the federal agency by the Trump administration.NBC News - 10h -
How USAID collapsing will leave a void around the world
The changes at the USAID federal agency could cause a major ripple effect around the world. Matthew McGuire, a Treasury senior advisor and former U.S. executive director of the World Bank Group, ...CBS News - 12h -
Why USAID has been critiqued in the past
USAID supporters are protesting the latest Trump administration moves to gut the federal agency. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi breaks down the history of criticisms surrounding the organization that ...CBS News - 13h -
USAID upheaval is paralyzing global delivery of food and medicine
President Trump’s mission to upend the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, has left lifesaving food and medicine stuck in ports and warehouses.NBC News - 18h -
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 - 21h -
USAID staff will be put on leave starting on Friday
The agency has become a focus of the Trump administration's efforts to cut government spending.BBC News - 23h -
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 cutting USAID could cost America?
The Trump administration’s moves to dismantle USAID has stoked fears that America will lose its standing on the world stage as rival powers fill the void.NBC News - 1d -
Omar: USAID turmoil 'endangering Americans around the world'
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) argued that ongoing turmoil at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Trump administration is putting Americans around the world in danger and ...The Hill - 1d -
USAID could be shut down, merged into State Department
USAID, a federal agency that delivers humanitarian relief around the world, is on the verge of being shut down, according to Elon Musk. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was named acting administrator ...CBS News - 1d -
Rubio accuses USAID of 'rank insubordination'
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called out the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday for what he called "rank insubordination," adding that the agency and its procedures need ...The Hill - 1d -
Republican blocks Senate resolution in support of USAID
Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) blocked a resolution in the Senate that supported the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as the agency undergoes turmoil via the Trump administration. ...The Hill - 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 -
How Marco Rubio could reshape USAID
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced to reporters in El Salvador on Monday that he is taking over as the acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. This comes ...CBS News - 2d -
What does it mean for USAID now that Rubio is in charge?
Over the weekend, Elon Musk threatened to eliminate the main U.S. agency handling foreign aid. On Monday, it was announced that USAID would merge with the State Department under Marco Rubio's ...CBS News - 2d -
Lawmakers, legal experts warn shuttering USAID is unconstitutional
Lawmakers and legal experts are warning the Trump administration’s efforts to shutter the government’s foreign assistance agency is unconstitutional and is likely to face challenges in court. Over ...The Hill - 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 -
What is USAID and why is Trump reportedly poised to close it?
The US aid agency spends billions around the world on humanitarian support - but its future is in doubt.BBC News - 2d -
5 takeaways on Musk, Trump war with USAID
President Trump and billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk have moved to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which spent some $30 billion last year on humanitarian, ...The Hill - 2d -
Rubio notifies Congress of potential USAID 'reorganization'
Secretary of State Marco Rubio notified Congress on Monday that there could potentially be a reorganiztion of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), as the separate agency appears ...The Hill - 2d -
Live updates: Rubio takes helm at USAID as Dems protest; Trump pauses Mexico tariffs
As President Trump's tariff war with Canada, Mexico and China heats up this week, fallout is expected in the markets and on Capitol Hill. Mexico and the U.S. struck at deal to delay that nation's ...The Hill - 2d -
What is USAID and how did it become a political firestorm?
Learn more about what USAID is and how it works after Department of Government Efficiency leader Musk says he and Trump are hoping to shut down the federal agency.NBC News - 2d -
Democrats blocked from entering USAID headquarters
A group of Senate and House Democrats were blocked from entering the headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday. The Democratic lawmakers, who are opposed to ...The Hill - 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 -
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 -
USAID to merge into State Department with major budget cuts
The U.S. Agency for International Development will be folded into the State Department, sources tell CBS News. CBS News senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs has the latest.CBS News - 2d -
What to know about Trump, Musk and USAID
Staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development, also known as USAID, were told to stay home Monday and billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk says the agency is on the verge of being shut ...CBS 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 -
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 - 2d -
Musk calls USAID a 'criminal organization' that should 'die'
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he believes the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is a “criminal organization” that should “die.” “USAID is a criminal organization. Time for it to ...The Hill - 3d -
Future of USAID uncertain
Sources tell NBC News that more than a thousand civil workers and contractors with USAID have been placed on leave as the agency has become a target of Elon Musk and his Department of Government ...NBC News - 3d -
Protesters pelt Malaysian embassy with eggs over Indonesian migrant worker shooting
Dozens of Indonesians, angered over the fatal shooting of an Indonesian migrant worker in neighboring waters, have thrown eggs at the Malaysian embassy in Indonesia’s capital, JakartaABC News - 6d -
Silicon Valley Tech Workers Quietly Protest Their Bosses’ Embrace of Trump
As Mark Zuckerberg and other tech titans have embraced President Trump and muffled internal dissent at their companies, their mostly left-leaning employees have objected with subtle acts of defiance.The New York Times - Jan. 29
