Trump, Congress

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.
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,
Trump-Musk Power Grab Faces Few Challenges From GOP in Congress
Congressional Republicans have managed barely a whimper as President Donald Trump wages a historic push to expand executive branch power, steamrolling them along the way and unleashing anxiety across the federal government.
Senate Dems Plot Payback for Trump’s USAID Shake-Up
Senate Democrats are plotting to retaliate against the Trump administration after attempts to restructure or possibly close the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which provides foreign aid and supports democracy around the globe.
Scoop: Senate Dems plot to delay all Trump nominees in retaliation for USAID restructuring
Senate Democrats are privately eyeing delays on all Trump nominees as retaliation for his restructuring of USAID, Axios has learned. Why it matters: This would go beyond the "blanket hold" that Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) has placed on State Department nominees.
Trump ‘does not have the authority to abolish’ USAID: Congressional Research Service
The Congressional Research Service, a federal agency tasked with legislative research and analysis, published a Monday report declaring President Trump does not have the “authority” to abolish USAID.
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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Lawmakers, public rally to defend USAID from a shutdown by the Trump administration
Lawmakers, USAID employees and the public rallied on Wednesday to defend the aid agency from the Trump administration's plans ...
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 ...
USAID workers scramble for answers after Trump pulls almost all of them off the job worldwide
USAID has been one of the agencies hardest hit as the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s budget-slashing team.
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Judge Napolitano Explains Trump’s Legal Grounds To Withhold Congressional Allocations To USAID
Judge Andrew Napolitano appeared on Newsmax Monday and gave what he said was a clear breakdown of President Donald Trump’s ...
USAID announces nearly all direct hires will be placed on administrative leave
The agency said all direct hires, “with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions,” would be placed on administrative leave.
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 ...
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 ...
Marco Rubio empowers State Department official Pete Marocco to run USAID
Marocco held several national security positions during the first Trump administration, including at USAID, where he tried to ...
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, ...