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Rubio says he's acting director of USAID

UPI News on MSN · 7h

USAID to merge with State Department in 'apocalyptic' shakeup with Rubio as acting director

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday he is acting director of the United States Agency for International Development amid an "apocalyptic" shakeup, as Democratic lawmakers threatened to stall Trump nominees.

USA TODAY on MSN · 14h

Rubio says he's acting director of USAID as Elon Musk moves to shut it down

It raised immediate objections from Democrats who argued Trump lacks the constitutional authority to eliminate USAID, which was established by Congress as an independent agency in 1998. The White House said 606 USAID employees had been put on administration leave and 791 personal service contracts were terminated for a projected savings of $128 million.

CNN on MSN · 3h

Rubio says he’s acting director of USAID as humanitarian agency is taken over by the State Department

The news came hours after Elon Musk, who has been charged with overhauling the federal government, said President Donald Trump had signed off on shutting the agency down.

Former USAID official criticizes Trump, Musk

Turmoil inside USAID as Musk calls the agency 'criminal' and says it 'has to die'

Amid ongoing turmoil inside the U.S. Agency for International Development, sources say that Department of Government Efficiency staffers have moved to take over offices.

CBS News on MSN · 7h

Former USAID official criticizes Trump, Musk over agency changes

Dr. Atul Gawande said denigrating the agency is "dangerous for the country" and shuttering its programs could make Americans less safe.

Las Vegas Sun · 11h

USAID headquarters in Washington are blocked after Musk says Trump agrees to close the aid agency

Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development have been instructed to stay out of its Washington headquarters, and yellow police tape and officers have blocked the lobby

Scoop: USAID director of security, legislative staff placed on leave

The move comes amid signs that hour by hour, the world's largest donor is being dismantled.

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What is USAID and how did it become a political firestorm?

Learn more about what USAID is and how it works after Department of Government Efficiency leader Musk says he and Trump are ...

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Former USAID official calls its closure an 'extinction-level event for the global aid sector'

ABC News' Linsey Davis spoke to Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International and a former lead official at USAID, about efforts to shutter the global aid agency.

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Former USAID official on agency merger, funding cutbacks: "It's not an overhaul. It's a destruction"

Dr. Atul Gawande said denigrating the agency is "dangerous for the country" and shuttering its programs could make Americans ...

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USAID security leaders removed after refusing Elon Musk's DOGE employees access to secure systems

The USAID systems the DOGE team tried to access included personnel files, three sources familiar with the events told NBC ...

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