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.
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.
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.
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.
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 government's payment system — with free rein to do what he wants. Over the weekend,
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.
What is USAID? Explaining the US foreign aid agency and why Trump and Musk want to end it
In its first two weeks, President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant changes to the U.S. Agency for International Development
Trump Looking to Revamp USAID With Musk Help, Senior White House Official Says
President Donald Trump and his team are having discussions about merging USAID into the State Department in order to significantly reduce the size of the agency's workforce for efficiency purposes, a senior White House official told Reuters on Monday.
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Democrats May Shut Down Government to Keep Trump From Gutting It
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Inside Musk’s Aggressive Incursion Into the Federal Government
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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 ...
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’s USAID shutdown is illegal: And a bad policy to wipe out foreign aid, but Trump has bullied Congress into submission
There are two things very wrong with Elon Musk and his quasi-official DOGE shutting down the United States Agency for ...
Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday
Federal agencies moved to satisfy Trump’s orders to remove topics like diversity initiatives and “gender ideology.” ...
DOGE task force gains access to U.S. Treasury Department payment systems
News comes after departure of Treasury's acting Deputy Secretary David Lebryk after more than 30 years of service.
Marco Rubio Wants USAID to Undergo Overhaul, Backs Off Full Shutdown
The secretary of state wants to reorganize the foreign-assistance agency that Elon Musk and DOGE are pushing to eliminate.