USAID’s future uncertain as Elon Musk targets its budget
President Donald Trump’s ally Elon Musk targeted the U.S. Agency for International Development and its $40 billion budget as Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he is now its executive director. It comes as the DOGE team is granted access to the Treasury Department’s payment systems and Musk is given top secret security clearance. NBC’s Garrett Haake reports for TODAY.
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Trump and Musk are upending USAID. Here's what to know about its work.
The State Department said President Trump appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio as acting director of USAID amid an overhaul of the humanitarian aid agency.CBS News - 17h -
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Future of USAID uncertain
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