Senators warn Trump and Musk on government shutdown
Senate appropriators are putting President Trump and Elon Musk on notice that their threats to rewire Washington can have broader consequences, especially on funding the government by March 14. Why it matters: Trump is a master at minting bargaining chips.
Democrats May Shut Down Government to Keep Trump From Gutting It
Republicans need Democratic votes to keep the government open. This is leverage Democrats could use to rein in Trump and Musk’s power grab.
Musk says he is working to shut down “beyond repair” USAID
Musk’s social media discussion on the Department of Government Efficiency included Vivek Ramaswamy along with Senators Joni Ernst and Mike Lee.
Why It’s a Huge Deal That Trump Is Trying to Shut Down USAID
Elon Musk “ spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper ,” he posted Monday morning on X, adding that he destroyed the independent Cabinet-level body—formally known as the U.S. Agency for International Development—on President Trump’s orders.
Rubio says he's acting director of USAID as Trump, Musk move to shut agency down
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he is feeding the Washington foreign aid agency "into the wood chipper" as part of an effort to slash federal spending.
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.
Musk says Trump administration is on verge of shutting down USAID
Elon Musk, the administration's billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO, says the administration is on the verge of shutting the U.S. Agency for International Development.
What is USAID and what does it do? The agency Musk, Trump aim to shut down, explained
Elon Musk said he is feeding USAID thorugh the wood chipper. The federal agency provides disaster relief across the world and promotes democracy.
Trump and Musk slam USAID, agreeing that the department should be shut down
According to multiple sources, USAID workers were emailed that the headquarters was closed for the day and they should not come into their Washington office. CNN’s Jennifer Hansler explains what we know so far and plays remarks from both President Trump and Elon Musk,
USAID tells employees to stay home hours after Elon Musk said it was going to be shut down
USAID on Monday told DC-based employees to work remotely. Elon Musk, who is leading DOGE, has vowed to shut down USAID.
Inside Musk’s Aggressive Incursion Into the Federal Government
The billionaire is creating major upheaval as his team sweeps through agencies, in what has been an extraordinary flexing of ...
US federal websites stay up after confusion over plan to remove diversity information
U.S. government websites were online and accessible on Friday, and the Office of Personnel Management said media reports that ...
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Elon Musk Says DOGE Will Now Shut Down Government Payments He Doesn't Like
After forcing out a top official at the US Treasury Department, it now appears that Elon Musk has seized control of the ...
A US shutdown on foreign aid is hitting worldwide. Rubio adds more exemptions
U.S.-funded aid programs worldwide have begun firing staff and preparing to shut down their operations as an unprecedented ...
Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Officials affected by the move can still log on and access email but can no longer see the massive datasets that cover the federal workforce.
OPM denies federal government website shutdown reports: ‘False rumors’
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) said it gave no orders to shut down government websites amid confusion over complying with a new Trump administration policy requiring agencies to scrub ...
A list of government web pages that have gone dark to comply with Trump orders
U.S. government websites have gone dark as agencies scrambled to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive orders ...