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Trump, USAID

Congressional Democrats tell skeptical protestors they’ll stop Trump’s elimination of USAID

Members of Congress who spoke at Wednesday’s rally said an upcoming government funding deadline could be an opportunity to stifle Trump’s plans to weaken federal agencies.

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Trump challenges Congress’ power with plan to shutter USAID, legal experts say

Donald Trump’s apparent plans to shutter the US Agency for International Development without congressional authority represent another unprecedented move by a president who, since taking office two weeks ago,

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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 Development should be shut down. It was unclear whether that heralded the immediate demise of the agency that was created after Congress passed the Foreign Assistance Act in 1961,

Rubio, USAID and Congress

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Rubio Tells Congress That USAID May Be Abolished After Review

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Congress that the US Agency for International Development may be subsumed into the State Department and abolished as a separate agency once his team completes a review of its practices,

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Rubio notifies Congress of potential USAID ‘reorganization’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio notified Congress on Monday that there could potentially be a reorganiztion of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), as the separate agency appears

Seattle Times · 5h

Rubio blames ‘insubordination’ at USAID for major upheaval at development agency

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the original plan was to keep the U.S. Agency for International Development running while officials reviewed how money was being spent.

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First on CNN: Republican and Democratic former USAID leaders speak out against Trump’s attempts to dismantle agency

Five former leaders of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) from across Republican and Democratic ...

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Trump and Musk's moves to ax USAID are 'flatly illegal,' experts say. It doesn't mean it won't happen.

As head of DOGE, Elon Musk is making moves to scrap federal agencies like USAID. Legal experts say that power belongs with ...

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Who is Samantha Power? Meet the Biden-era USAID leader facing backlash amid Musk's DOGE crackdown

USAID, which has become the focus of Elon Musk's DOGE efforts in recent days, was led by Obama admin alum Samantha Power from 2021 until Trump took office in January.

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Congressional Democrats denied entry to USAID building

A group of House and Senate Democrats who attempted to access the headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International ...

To resolve the clash over USAID, look to the Constitution’s separation of powers

Last week, recipients of USAID grants filed lawsuits in response. They say only Congress can decide to fund, or not to fund, those grants. Trump argues he can use his phone and pen to terminate these ...