State Department unveils plans to absorb USAID
First on FOX: The State Department has overturned the remaining operations and the functions of the Programs U.S. International Development Agency (USAID) as an independent institution, according to an internal USAID memo obtained by Fox News Digital. While USAID has historically served as an independent body working to provide assistance to poor countries and development […]
FACT CHECK: Claim That Over 100 USAID Workers Have Been Arrested For Treason Is Satire
Posts Share on Facebook Claims over 100 employees of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) are allegedly arrested by the US Marines on treason. Verdict: False The claim is false and originally derived from a March 25th article published on satirical site Real Raw News. Fact check: The Trump administration has prepared proposals to […]
United Nations faces unprecedented liquidity crisis following DOGE USAID cuts
First on Fox: Fox: According to an internal UN email shared with Fox News Digital, President Donald Trump's use of Elon Musk's doge to reduce USAID spending has had a profound impact on the United Nations Department of Security (UNDSS). Milano Victor Dawor, chairman of the United Nations Field Staff Union, wrote in an email […]
Federal judge tries to protect USAID from being dismantled by DOGE
Maryland District Judge Theodore Chuan is trying to make Elon Musk's government efficiency less efficient to cut down the wasteful spending of USAID, so activist judges are stepping up attacks on the Trump administration. Chuan has ordered the Trump administration to halt the dismantling of USAID and argued that efforts to close it are likely […]
DOGE official snags lead role at USAID as left scrambles to shield wasteful agency
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has designated authority over the International Development Agency. Associated Press. Tuesday emails from USAID Deputy Director Pete Marrocco to State Department staff revealed he will be replaced by Doge's Jeremy Lewin and Kenneth Jackson's Jeremy Lewin. New York Times It has been reported. “USAID is under control, accountable and stable.” […]
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 […]