USAID staff will be put on leave starting on Friday

CIA sends buyout offers, USAID places direct hires on leave

The U.S. Agency for International Development declared almost all direct hires around the world will be placed on administrative leave after the Trump administration made changes to the ...

NBC News - 1h

State Department Puts ‘All Direct Hire’ USAID Personnel on Administrative Leave

The US government’s primary foreign aid agency has employees stationed all over the world, many of whom are now bracing to abruptly leave their posts.

Wired - 11h

USAID staff placed on leave and ordered home from overseas posts

Trump ally Elon Musk has said agency will be dismantled

Financial Times - 8h

Trump Officials to Put Almost All U.S.A.I.D. Workers on Leave

Most employees overseas have been told to return to the U.S. Democrats have denounced recent moves to shrink the agency as an illegal power grab.

The New York Times - 9h

USAID announces nearly all direct hires will be placed on administrative leave

USAID announced Tuesday night that almost all direct hires around the world will be placed on administrative leave later this week.

NBC News - 9h

USAID putting nearly all staff on leave; overseas missions shuttering

USAID announced that all "direct-hire personnel" will be placed on leave with some exceptions for those on "mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs."

CBS News - 11h

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 - 12h

USAID missions shutting down, staff ordered to return from overseas

Multiple sources have confirmed that all United States Agency for International Development overseas missions will be shut down and all staff members will be recalled by Friday. Maura Reap, former ...

CBS News - 14h

'Paid administrative hell': Some Ed. Dept. staff put on leave after Trump's DEI order

While no specific reason was given, three employees told ABC News they believe the common thread among them is attendance at a voluntary diversity training.

ABC News - 22h

Democratic senator puts 'blanket hold' on Trump's State Dept. nominees following USAID threat

NBC News' Sahil Kapur reports on Democrats' latest effort, led by Sen. Brian Schatz, to push back on the Trump administration's political moves.

NBC News - 1d

Democratic senator puts hold on Trump's State Dept. nominees over threats to end USAID

Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, he’s placing a “blanket hold” on President Donald Trump’s nominees for the State Department after Elon Musk's attacks on USAID.

NBC News - 1d

'We are terrified': Musk puts USAID through 'wood chipper'

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is being gutted by tech billionaire Elon Musk’s cost-cutting operation in a shocking operation that launched over the weekend. In the wake of ...

The Hill - 1d

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 - 1d

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 lock out workers and read emails. tt. Two senior security officials at the US Agency for International Development ...

The Guardian - 2d

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 - 2d

Chip Kelly leaves Ohio State for Raiders: Buckeyes facing significant staff overhaul after national title win

It's going to be a busy offseason for Ohio State, fresh off of its first national title victory in a decade

CBS Sports - 2d

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 - 2d

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 - 3d

Friday Briefing

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The New York Times - 5d

Foreign aid freeze leads to USAID staff suspensions, contractor terminations

Approximately 60 senior staff within USAID have been suspended, leaving the agency without clear leadership, five sources familiar with the internal action told CBS News.

CBS News - Jan. 28

Brian Belichick reportedly leaving Mike Vrabel's Patriots coaching staff

Mike Vrabel joined the Patriots as head coach in a throwback to the Bill Belichick era. But his tenure won't involve Belichick's son, Brian.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 28

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 - Jan. 28

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 - Jan. 28

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 - Jan. 28

More than 50 career civil servants at USAID are placed on administrative leave

The action targeted senior leadership across the agency, including top lawyers, three sources told NBC News.

NBC News - Jan. 28

Pennsylvania teacher accused of calling Muslim student a 'terrorist' is put on leave

A Pennsylvania middle school teacher has been placed on administrative leave, accused of calling a Muslim seventh grader a “terrorist.”

NBC News - Jan. 28

Rep. Suhas Subramanyam on Trump's order to end federal DEI programs and put staff on leave

It's been nearly one week since President Trump signed an executive order calling for the end of federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs and placing DEI-supporting employees on paid leave. ...

CBS News - Jan. 27

US diversity staff put on leave as Trump orders end to federal DEI programs

President decrees end of DEI offices, roles and initiatives within 60 days and repeals civil rights-era equity policies. US politics live – latest updates . All US federal employees working in ...

The Guardian - Jan. 22

President Trump signs order to end diversity programs, put federal DEI staffers on paid leave

A memo from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management went to every department and agency, and gave them until 5 p.m. local time on Wednesday to notify all federal employees who work on DEI programs ...

CBS News - Jan. 22

Trump orders all federal DEI employees be put on leave

President Trump is ordering all federal workers in diversity, equity and inclusion roles be placed on paid leave. It comes as the president faces backlash from both sides of the aisle for the ...

NBC News - Jan. 22

Trump orders all federal DEI staff be put on leave

President Trump has ordered all federal offices to put their diversity, equity and inclusion employees on paid leave by 5 p.m. Wednesday. Mr. Trump signed an executive order Monday claiming that ...

CBS News - Jan. 22