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Unelected Billionaire Elon Musk Is Shutting Down the Government Agency USAID

In an unprecedented flexing of the power of the executive branch, unelected billionaire Elon Musk is shutting down the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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White House flags top USAID boondoggles under Elon Musk's microscope

The White House has released a list of USAID programs its considers wasteful and that it says abused taxpayer funds by backing programs that supported DEI initiatives.

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What is the USAID? Elon Musk says President Trump agreed to shut down the federal agency

The U.S. Agency for International Development has been in the headlines following Texas billionaire Elon Musk's comments about the shutdown.

US aid agency places global staff on leave

WWNO · 6h

'Thank you for your service': Trump administration puts USAID staff on leave

In a brief note posted on the international development agency's website, almost all employees were told they would be put on leave. The note ended with the words, "Thank you for your service."

Daily Journal · 5h

US aid agency places global staff on leave as part of Trump's purge

The US government's giant humanitarian agency USAID on Tuesday announced it was placing its staff in the United States and around the world on administrative leave as it moved to

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Trump admin placing most USAID staff on administrative leave worldwide

Most U.S. Agency for International Development direct hire will be "placed on administrative leave globally" from 11:59pm this Friday ET, per a statement posted to USAID's site. Why it matters: The announcement comes days after Elon Musk said President Trump has agreed to shut down the agency.

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Billionaire Elon Musk blocks HIV/AIDS relief as he calls USAID a “criminal organization”

Musk has made the elimination of the agency a top DOGE priority and joined USAID staff calls as his lieutenants dismantled it ...

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What is USAID? Explaining the US foreign aid agency and why President Trump and Elon Musk want to end it

In its first two weeks, President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant changes to the U.S. Agency for ...

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Turmoil inside USAID as Musk calls the agency 'criminal' and says it 'has to die'

Amid ongoing turmoil inside the U.S. Agency for International Development, sources say that Department of Government ...

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Why Is Elon Musk Attacking USAID? How Partisan Politics Made Foreign Aid Agency Suddenly So Controversial

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.

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Omar slams Trump, Musk for changes at USAID, accuses president of running dictatorship

Democratic lawmakers stood on the steps of USAID headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Monday and called out President Trump ...

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Senate Republicans insist Elon Musk isn't in charge after whirlwind actions

Senate Republicans defended the Trump administration’s sweeping revamp of the U.S. Agency for International Development led ...

What is USAID, the agency that Musk says Trump agreed should be shut down?

Billionaire businessman Elon Musk said on Monday that President Trump agreed the United States Agency for International ...

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Trump's USAID Plans Bring 'Legal Challenges': Legal Expert

A law professor has explained why Trump and Musk's plans to move USAID to State Department are not set in stone.

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