Don’t eliminate USAID — fold it into State to maximize resources
During the first Trump administration, Serious story The integration of the State Department and the US International Development Agency. Ultimately, efforts were abandoned due to the fear of the two labor forces' different skill sets and the diluted focus of both organizations, plus the lack of recognizable cost savings. Instead, the State Department focused on […]
CIA’s secret grip on USAID is finally exposed — what happens next?
Hill reported last week that Secretary of State Marco Rubio would cancel 83% of the US International Development Agency (5,200 contracts in total). Rubio also explicitly thanked the government's efficiency and “his staff who “worked very long hours” to achieve USAID reforms.” Like the Watergate scandal that ended the Nixon administration, it often requires pursuing […]
Federal judge finds Musk, DOGE likely acted unconstitutionally in closing USAID
A federal judge in Maryland decided that the Trump administration's efforts to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) are likely to be unconstitutional and ultimately ordered the agency to restore its legal function. On Tuesday, US District Judge Theodore Chuan concluded “Doge's efforts to close USAID on an accelerated basis, including the […]
Federal Judge Halts Trump And Musk’s Attempt To Dismantle USAID, Challenging DOGE Cuts
(l) US District Judge Theodore Chuan. (Photo via: US District Court – Maryland District) /(R) Workers will remove the US for the Head Office's International Development Signature in Washington, DC on February 7, 2025. (Photo: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) OAN Staff James Meyers4pm – Tuesday, March 18th, 2025 A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Elon Musk […]
Judge orders DOGE to restore USAID worker access and forbids shutdown after finding Elon Musk likely violated Constitution
US District Judge Theodore Chuan order Government efficiency to reverse actions to shut down US international development agencies in response to lawsuits from USAID workers. Chuan said Elon Musk likely violated the US Constitution when the workers were fired, and attempted to close the institutional buildings and policies as head of the Doge. The judge […]
Elon Musk fires back at ‘corrupt’ Dems protesting outside USAID building
The Spectator editor-at-large Ben Domenech argues the USAID throws money in all different directions. Subscribe to Fox … source
USAID official goes rogue — orders BURNING of key documents
Politico appears to be committing what Jill Savage calls “the random act of journalism.” In a recent article titled “USAID officials tell staff: shred and burn your documents.” The outlet is spreading the words that USAID official Erika Kerr had instructed staff to destroy the documents. Many of them contain sensitive information. According to a […]
USAID staff told to shred, burn sensitive documents
The US International Development Officials Agency was instructed this week to shred or burn sensitive documents. According to emails obtained by PoliticsExecutive Director of USAID, Erica Kerr, on Tuesday told workers to destroy “classified safety and personnel documents” at the former Washington, D.C. headquarters of the agency, which is Ronald Reaganville's headquarters. Kerr called the […]
‘Hysteria’: White House shuts down concerns over USAID document purge
The White House has dismissed concerns that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has instructed employees to destroy confidential documents in an effort to shut down the agency by the Trump administration. According to a motion filed in federal court on Tuesday by the government union, USAID's acting executive director Erica Kerr has directed […]
Shredding Documents And Burning Bags: USAID Employees Receive Surprising Directive
The United States Organization for International Development (USAID) reportedly has begun the document-destruction process as part of a broader management measure for President Donald Trump's plan to reorganize federal agencies. An email from USAID's acting executive director, Erica Carr, directs Washington staff to shred and burn various documents, a standard procedure in a specific operational […]