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USAID, Elon Musk and Trump

Trump and Musk are upending USAID. Here's what to know about its work.

The State Department said President Trump appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio as acting director of USAID amid an overhaul of the humanitarian aid agency.

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What USAID does, and why Trump and Musk want to get rid of it

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

Hosted on MSN · 1d

Musk says shutting down USAID in government efficiency drive

By David Shepardson and Chris Sanders WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk, who is heading U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to shrink the federal government, gave an update on the effort early Monday,

Rubio says he’s acting director of USAID

NBC News on MSN · 17h

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 consolidate power and slash funding.

UPI · 1d

USAID to merge with State Department in 'apocalyptic' shakeup; Rubio now acting director

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday he is acting director of the United States Agency for International Development amid an "apocalyptic" shakeup, as Democratic lawmakers threatened to stall Trump nominees.

CNN on MSN · 10h

Rubio says he’s acting director of USAID as humanitarian agency is taken over by the State Department

The news came hours after Elon Musk, who has been charged with overhauling the federal government, said President Donald Trump had signed off on shutting the agency down.

USAID security leaders removed

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USAID security leaders removed after refusing Elon Musk's DOGE employees access to secure systems

The U.S. Agency for International Development’s director of security and his deputy were placed on administrative leave Saturday after they tried to prevent employees from the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing secure USAID systems,

MarketWatch on MSN · 1d

USAID security leaders put on leave after trying to block Musk’s DOGE from accessing classified data

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,

Houston Chronicle · 1d

USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk's DOGE from classified info, officials say

Members of Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, eventually did gain access Saturday to the aid agency's classified information, which includes intelligence reports, the former official said.

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Schumer slams DOGE as 'unelected shadow government' amid USAID probe

The exchange comes amid DOGE’s probe of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). White House press secretary ...

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USAID to be merged into State Department, 3 U.S. officials say

USAID will remain a humanitarian aid entity, but its funding and workforce will be significantly reduced, officials said.

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Inside Elon Musk’s Killing of USAID

People are definitely going to die even if we turned everything back on today, which isn’t going to happen.” The only reason ...

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USAID’s stripping met with resistance

The Trump administration and billionaire ally Elon Musk moved to eradicate the agency that provides crucial aid that funds ...

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Secretary of State Rubio also tapped as acting head of embattled USAID’s ‘viper’s nest of radical left marxists’

My frustration with USAID goes back to my time in Congress. It’s a completely unresponsive agency,” Rubio said Monday.

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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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Hundreds of US government websites shut down. Here's what happened

Over 350 US Government websites were offline on Monday, including USAID, which faced shutdown by the Trump administration ...

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