Tech billionaire has upended the federal bureaucracy in the two weeks since US President Donald Trump took office.
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Author: John Power,Erin Hale
Elon Musk accused of ‘coup’, running shadow gov’t as DOGE tightens control
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Trump oo shaqada ka joojinaya hay’ad Soomaalida saameyn weyn ku leh
Hay’addan waxaa la aasaasay sanadkii 1961, xiligaas oo uu Madaxweyne John F. Kennedy dhisay, waxaana ka shaqeeya ku dhawaad 10,000 oo shaqaale ah, iyadoo miisaaniyaddeedu gaarayso ku dhawaad $40 bilyan taasoo lagu qabto mashaariic lagu caawinayo dadka saboolka ah ee caalamka
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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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Author: Alison Durkee
Democratic senator to block Trump nominees over US aid agency shutdown
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz said on Monday he would block Senate votes on President Donald Trump’s nominees for diplomatic positions in protest over moves to close the U.S. Agency for International Development and fold it into the State Department.
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Author: Reuters
Secretary Marco Rubio Appointed as Acting Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) – United States Department of State
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has long strayed from its original mission of responsibly advancing American interests abroad, and it is now abundantly clear that significant portions of USAID funding are not aligned with the core national interests of the United States. As an interim step toward gaining control and better understanding […]
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Author: Crystal Thompson
Hakeem Jeffries wants funding freeze ‘choked off’ in spending deal
Democrats are set to have substantial leverage ahead of a March shutdown deadline.
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Author: Nicholas Wu
What is USAid and why does Trump dislike it so much?
The US agency distributes tens of billions of dollars’ worth of aid every year and is a key tool to promote soft power around the world
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Author: Guardian staff reporter
What is USAID, the foreign assistance agency Trump wants to shut down?
NBC News’ Valerie Castro explains the work of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the impact it will have if President Trump succeeds in closing it.
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Author: NBC News
Jeffries Works With N.Y. Democrats to Weaken G.O.P. Control of the House
New York lawmakers may give Gov. Kathy Hochul more time to schedule special elections, a move backed by the House Democratic leader that could keep a key seat vacant for months.
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Author: Nicholas Fandos,Benjamin Oreskes
Democrat vows to use Tommy Tuberville’s playbook to protest freezing of USAID
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) is taking a page out of Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) playbook Monday by promising to block all diplomatic posts until funding an
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Author: Sarah K. Burris
