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USAID, Trump

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.

Axios · 21h

Scoop: Senate Dems plot USAID revenge on Trump

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) told Axios on Tuesday that he's willing to place holds on Trump nominees on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Blumenthal said the caucus is proceeding as if there is a blanket hold on Trump nominations.

NBC News · 1d

Democratic senator puts 'blanket hold' on Trump's State Dept. nominees following USAID threat

NBC News' Sahil Kapur reports on Democrats' latest effort, led by Sen. Brian Schatz, to push back on the Trump administration's political moves.

Rubio, USAID

CNN on MSN · 5h

Rubio’s years of strong support for USAID stands in contrast to his sudden criticism of the aid agency

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, newly in charge of the besieged US Agency for International Development, was for years a staunch supporter of its mission while in the US Senate, reversing his views only recently as President Donald Trump and his allies have moved to dismantle the agency.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

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.

FOX News on MSN · 1d

Rubio says 'no choice' but to bring USAID 'under control' after agency takeover: 'rank insubordination'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in an exclusive interview with Fox News, sounded off on USAID's "rank insubordination" shortly after proclaiming himself head of the embattled agency.

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GOP Sen. Johnson says Musk’s dismantling of USAID is ‘just the tip of the iceberg’

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services cleared the Senate Finance Committee ...

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Republican blocks Senate resolution in support of USAID

Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) blocked a resolution in the Senate that supported the U.S. Agency for International Development ...

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Senate Republicans insist Elon Musk isn't in charge after whirlwind actions

Senate Republicans defended the Trump administration’s sweeping revamp of the U.S. Agency for International Development led ...

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USAID Workers Call for End of Furlough—'Devastating for My Family'

The Change petition says the "sudden and unprecedented USAID Stop Work Order has blindsided hundreds of hardworking Americans ...

14hon MSN

Live updates: Senate panel advances RFK Jr.; USAID on the chopping block

A Senate panel on Tuesday advanced the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as secretary of Health and Human Services ...

Daily Briefing: Trump, DOGE and what's happening at USAID

After calling USAID "corrupt," President Donald Trump has moved to place all global workers for the federal aid agency on leave. Winter is continuing to rear its ugly head this week across the Midwest ...

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Musk’s USAID Shutdown: ‘This Is What the Beginning of Dictatorship Looks Like’

A bicameral group of Democratic lawmakers held court in front of the USAID headquarters Monday afternoon, and several ...

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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 ...

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USAID 'Shutting Down'—Elon Musk

The billionaire said the agency was being shut down hours after President Donald Trump said it was being run by "a bunch of ...

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Senate Republican's Message to 'Friends' Concerned Over Trump Admin's USAID Cuts: 'Call Somebody Who Cares'

"You better get used to this. It's USAID today, it's going to be the Department of Education tomorrow," the Republican senator said ...

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