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Trump, USAID

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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.

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.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

Democratic Senator Says He Will Stall Trump Nominees Until USAID Is Back

The move would require Senate Majority Leader John Thune to use precious floor time to advance the president’s nominees through the confirmation process.

Musk, USAID

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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 addressed the crowd and assembled media. Speakers took turns describing the bleak prospect of a burgeoning oligarchy controlled by the world’s richest man.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Musk says USAID to be shut down in government cost-cutting drive

Musk, who is also CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, discussed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in a social media talk on Monday on X, which he also owns. Trump has assigned Musk to lead a federal cost-cutting panel.

BBC on MSN · 1d

Musk says USAID to shut down as employees told to stay home

"We're getting them out," he said, "and then we'll make a decision." Over the last week, Musk railed against USAID as he sought to assert control over the agency. On X, the social

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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 ...

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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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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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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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Sen. Andy Kim Alleges All Senate Phones Are Offline Amid Growing Friction With Elon Musk

The office of NJ Sen. Andy Kim says the phones are down hours after he was blocked from meeting with USAID acting director, ...

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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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Democrat places blanket hold on Trump’s State Department picks over targeting of USAID

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced Monday he will place a blanket ...

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