Why It’s a Huge Deal That Trump Is Trying to Shut Down USAID
Elon Musk “ spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper ,” he posted Monday morning on X, adding that he destroyed the independent Cabinet-level body—formally known as the U.S. Agency for International Development—on President Trump’s orders.
Musk appears to have 'quite a bit of power' as he and Trump purge USAID
Elon Musk says he and President Donald Trump are shutting down USAID. NBC News White House Correspondent Vaughn Hillyard has more details. Staff Writer with The Atlantic and MSNBC Political Contributor Mark Leibovich joins Katy Tur to weigh in on why the Trump Administration wants to shut down USAID.
Democrats criticized the actions at USAID, blaming Elon Musk, but Republicans seemed contend with absorbing it into the State ...
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What is USAID, the US Agency for International Development?Formed in 1961, the agency with a roughly $40 billion budget provides humanitarian assistance abroad and funds other projects ...
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The USAID systems the DOGE team tried to access included personnel files, three sources familiar with the events told NBC ...
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The Death of USAID: These People Are out of Their Freaking MindsThe world’s richest man and its most powerful one have killed the one government agency that does the most to support the ...
Find out more about the agency as Elon Musk and President Trump push to eliminate it, closing its headquarters and website on ...
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced he's launching his state's own Division of Government Efficiency, a reference to the Musk ...
Elon Musk said he and Trump want to shut down the agency because of its purportedly “radical” work, but the controversy seems mired in partisan politics.
Elon Musk has gained access to sensitive information across the U.S. government, and announced the end to USAID, escalating the Trump's administration's apparent war on federal bureaucracy. Sen. Andy ...
Matt Hopson has reportedly resigned after two top security officials were placed on leave for refusing to provide classified materials to DOGE members.
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