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USAID personnel told to stay away from headquarters

USAID workers told to stay home, office shut as Musk pushes for department to be axed

Federal employees of the United States Agency for International Development were working from home after being instructed not to report for duty at the department's main office in downtown Washington as it was closed.

NBC News on MSN · 1h

USAID personnel told to stay away from headquarters after Elon Musk's shutdown comments

Elon Musk said in the early hours Monday that he and President Donald Trump are shutting down the agency, which serves as the U.S. government’s main international humanitarian and development arm.

USA TODAY on MSN · 40m

Elon Musk says he and President Trump are shutting down USAID

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he is feeding the Washington foreign aid agency "into the wood chipper" as part of an effort to slash federal spending.

More USAID Staff Ousted

MassLive · 33m

What is USAID? A look at the agency under attack by the Trump administration

USAID, a decades-old organization that provides humanitarian aid to over 130 countries, now faces an uncertain future.

Newsweek on MSN · 22h

USAID Website Goes Dark Amid Trump Aid Freeze

Confusion is rife after Trump signed the Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid executive order freezing foreign aid as part of a reassessment of America's financial commitments abroad, in line with the administration's "America First" stance.

U.S. News & World Report · 21h

More USAID Staff Ousted as Trump Administration Dismantles Aid Agency

Nearly 30 career staff in the agency's Legislative and Public Affairs bureau lost access overnight to their emails, the sources said, bringing the total number of senior USAID career staff who have been put on leave over the past week close to 100.

USAID security leaders on leave

CBS News on MSN · 12h

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.

The Washington Post on MSN · 21h

USAID security officials on leave after refusing access to Musk allies

The move by the Trump administration comes as billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk has been denigrating USAID, the world’s largest provider of food assistance.

Hindustan Times on MSN · 1d

US News Live Today February 2, 2025: Top USAID security officials sent on leave after denying Musk's DOGE access to classified info

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32mon MSN

‘Morning Joe’ Excoriates Musk’s ‘Stupid Strategic’ Campaign to Shut Down USAID

Joe host Joe Scarborough excoriated Elon Musk, the leader of President Donald Trump’s federal spending task force DOGE, for ...

Musk says USAID to be shut down in cost-cutting drive

STORY: The billionaire appointed by Donald Trump to shrink the U.S. government said on Monday he aimed to shutter the globe's ...

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Scarborough: Gutting USAID Hurts The Poorest People On Earth And Helps America's Enemies

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough says President Trump is defying Congress by ending government programs like the U.S. Agency For ...

1hon MSN

Flashback: Biden admin repeatedly used USAID to push abortion in Africa

President Donald Trump's administration is going after USAID, an organization President Joe Biden used to push abortion ...

Ground Game: Trump’s tariffs, USAID leaders on leave, and Rubio says Panama must cut Chinese canal influence

This newsletter was originally sent out via email to our Ground Game subscribers on Feb. 03. You can subscribe at any time at ...

35mon MSN

Musk says USAID to be shut down in government cost-cutting drive

Billionaire Elon Musk, who is heading U.S. President Donald Trump's drive to shrink the federal government, gave an update on ...

Is USAID set 'to die'? What does it mean for global aid?

Billionaire Elon Musk, leading Trump’s cost-cutting drive, has called USAID a ‘criminal organisation’ and pushed for its ...

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Republican Lawmaker Addresses Reports USAID Will Fold Into State Dept

House Foreign Affairs chairman Brian Mast said he'd like to see USAID move closer to the State Department in a push for "appropriate command and control." ...

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