World Feb 21 Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID workers off the job U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols declined to keep in place his temporary block on the effort to remove all but a small fraction of USAID staffers from their posts, as part of an administration plan that would also give those…
Politics Feb 19 Trump administration designates 8 Latin American cartels as ‘foreign terrorist organizations’ The move carries out a Jan. 20 executive order by President Donald Trump and names Tren de Aragua in Venezuela, MS-13 in El Salvador and others.
World Feb 10 Watchdog: Trump’s dismantling of USAID means billions in unspent aid now lack oversight The Trump administration’s actions have “significantly impacted USAID’s capacity to disburse and safeguard its humanitarian assistance programming,” said the watchdog, which also cited the risk of hundreds of millions of dollars in commodities rotting after staff was barred from delivering…
Politics Feb 10 Trump administration takes USAID off its building lease The eviction comes as a court temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that would have pulled all but a fraction of workers off the job worldwide.
Politics Feb 07 Trump administration temporarily blocked from placing 2,200 USAID workers on paid leave U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who was nominated by President Donald Trump, sided with two federal employee associations in agreeing to a pause in plans to put the employees on paid leave as of midnight Friday.
Politics Feb 07 Thousands to begin forced leave at USAID under Trump’s plan to gut the agency A judge was holding a hearing Friday afternoon in the lawsuit from federal workers associations, who argue that President Donald Trump lacks the authority to shut down an agency enshrined in congressional legislation.
Politics Feb 05 Almost all USAID workers will be pulled off the job worldwide, Trump administration says The order takes effect just before midnight Friday and gives direct hires of the agency overseas 30 days to return home unless they're deemed essential.
Politics Feb 03 What to know about USAID, and why it’s a target for the Trump administration Democrats say presidents lack the constitutional authority to eliminate USAID. But it’s not clear what would stop President Donald Trump from trying.
Politics Feb 03 Musk says Trump ‘agreed’ USAID should be shut down, staffers told to stay out of agency’s headquarters Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development have been instructed to stay out of its Washington headquarters, and yellow police tape and officers have blocked the lobby.
Politics Feb 02 USAID security chiefs put on leave after trying to stop Musk’s team from accessing classified info, officials say The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they refused to turn over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk's government-inspection teams, a current and a former U.S. official told…