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Dozens of senior officials in the U.S. agency that administers foreign aid were reportedly placed on leave Monday amid an investigation into alleged resistance to President Donald Trump's orders.
At least 56 U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) officials were placed on administrative leave with full pay and benefits, Politico first reported. Several hundred contractors based in Washington and elsewhere were also laid off, a current and a former official told the Associated Press.
These actions come after Secretary of State Marco Rubio, acting on Trump's executive order, paused all U.S. foreign assistance funded by or through the State Department and USAID. The 90-day pause has halted thousands of U.S.-funded humanitarian, development and security programs worldwide and forced aid organizations to lay off hundreds of employees because they can't make payroll…Read more
White House press secretary holds her first briefing on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Getty )
'WE ARE UNWAVERING': Rubio's State Dept caps migration-heavy first week with Colombia deportation win…Read more
NATIONAL SECURITY RISK?: China’s influence on Panama Canal poses ‘acute' danger to US interests, Cruz warns…Read more
'SAFEGUARDING THE INNOCENT': Ogles and other Republicans push federal ban on chemical abortions…Read more
KEEP 'EM ROLLING: Sean Duffy latest Trump Cabinet to pass Senate on bipartisan vote…Read more
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem participates in an immigration in New York City. (Department of Homeland Security)
NEW GIG: Kamala Harris' husband Doug Emhoff lands private sector job days after leaving DC…Read more
BOTTOMS UP: Former Atlanta mayor mulls Georgia gubernatorial run…Read more
WILDFIRES: Trump claims military entered California to release water flow, but state says that did not happen…Read more
'COMPLETELY IMPROPER': 'Non-sanctuary' coastal enclave sues CA for right to enforce its own laws…Read more
NEW GUIDANCE: HHS will reevaluate programs, regulations to ensure taxpayer money not paying for elective abortions…Read more
'JUST LIKE TRUMP': ISIS murder victim Kayla Mueller's parents endorse Patel for FBI…Read more
FBI Director nominee Kash Patel gestures as he walks on stage to speak during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (Getty Images)
'SYSTEMATIC EFFORT': Illinois 'super mayor' conducted cover-up of excessive spending, Lightfoot investigation finds…Read more
'CLEAR EYES AND NO BIAS': Dozens of former intel officials urge senators to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as DNI…Read more
'UNLAWFULLY TRANSFERRED': Trans inmate's lawsuit challenges Trump 'two-sexes' order cutting off tax money for gender therapy…Read more
'UNDO THE DAMAGE': Texas lawmaker launches strategy to help ICE amid Trump deportation blitz…Read more
BACKING THE BLUE: 'Defund the police' movement turned on its head as sheriff touts achievements in state's 'murder capital'…Read more
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