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Elon Musk and Trump Move to Shut Down USAID

The Latest: Hundreds gather in Washington, DC, to protest the shuttering of USAID

U.S. aid workers around the world scrambled Wednesday to pack up households or pull children from school after the Trump administration ordered employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development off the job and out of the field,

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USAID's DC office shuts for the day as Musk, Trump ramp up attacks

Employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) were informed on Monday that their headquarters in downtown Washington was shut for the day, hours after billionaire Elon Musk said President Donald Trump agreed that Washington's primary humanitarian agency should be closed.

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USAID tells employees to stay home hours after Elon Musk said it was going to be shut down

USAID on Monday told DC-based employees to work remotely. Elon Musk, who is leading DOGE, has vowed to shut down USAID.

USAID to place all direct-hire staff on administrative leave

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USAID employees around the world will be placed on leave Friday and ordered to return to US

US Agency for International Development staff around the world will be placed on administrative leave Friday and ordered to return to the US, according to a directive issued Tuesday night.

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Trump puts USAID staff around the world on leave

Thousands of Americans who work for the U.S. Agency for International Development around the world will be placed on leave by Friday night, and those overseas ordered to return to the U.S., according to a notice from the Trump administration.

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USAID announces all 'direct hire' workers globally will be placed on leave by Friday

The United States Agency for International Development announced that a majority of its workers will be placed on leave on Friday.

Rubio says he’s acting director of USAID

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Rubio says he’s acting director of USAID as humanitarian agency is taken over by the State Department

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that he is acting administrator the US Agency for International Development, confirming the de-facto takeover of the humanitarian agency by the State Department.

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What is USAID? Marco Rubio is now acting administrator. 10 things to know

The U.S. Agency for International Development is the world's largest foreign aid agency, spending more than $40 billion in fiscal 2023.

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Rubio Says ‘Insubordination’ Inside USAID Forced Sweeping Action

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration had to take a hardline approach toward the US Agency for International Development because of resistance and “insubordination” by some of its staff toward efforts to conduct a more orderly review of its global programs.

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USAID Controversy Live Updates: Nearly All Of USAID’s 10,000 Global Staffers To Be Placed On Leave

Nearly all of USAID’s global workforce will be placed on administrative leave starting Friday, according to a notice on the ...

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USAID staffers told to stay out of DC headquarters

Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development were instructed to stay out of the agency’s Washington headquarters ...

Secretary of State Rubio also tapped as acting head of embattled USAID’s ‘viper’s nest of radical left marxists’

My frustration with USAID goes back to my time in Congress. It’s a completely unresponsive agency,” Rubio said Monday.

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Trump Dismantles USAID: Experts Say Move Will Help America's Rivals and Harm Millions

The attempt by the Trump administration to shut down USAID has led to worries about diplomatic fallout and geopolitical ...

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Trump's demand that US aid workers return home sparks outrage in DC and anxiety overseas

Frustration boiled over Wednesday among supporters of the United States' lead aid agency after the Trump administration ...

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Elon Musk and Trump Move to Shut Down USAID

USAID to place all direct-hire staff on administrative leave

Rubio says he’s acting director of USAID

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