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-Trump admin deporting illegal immigrants convicted of a crime is wildly popular among New York voters: poll
-Trump administrations say tariffs are crucial to combating 'drug war'
-Army saw spike in deadly aviation accidents in year before DC plane crash disaster
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) staffers were told in an email that its Washington headquarters would be closed to staffers Monday, two sources confirmed to Fox News Digital.
Some staffers reported getting locked out of the USAID computer systems overnight, according to The Associated Press. People who remained in the system got emails stating that "at the direction of Agency leadership" the headquarters facility "will be closed to Agency personnel on Monday, Feb. 3."
Elon Musk, who is spearheading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effort, had said during an X spaces conversation that President Donald Trump agreed that USAID, which distributes humanitarian, development and security assistance across the world, should be shut down…Read more
Fentanyl pills discovered by the DEA, left, and President Donald Trump, right (DEA/Getty)
NEW MISSION: Biden policies spurred Trump's 'quick and drastic' moves to bolster border security, expert says…Read more
TARIFF PAUSE: Mexico agrees to deploy 10,000 troops to US border in exchange for tariff pause…Read more
FUNDING VEHICLE: Biden admin repeatedly used USAID to push abortion in Africa…Read more
RUBIO IN CHARGE: Secretary of State Rubio confirms he's acting administrator of USAID…Read more
US Secretary of Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (L) confers with an aide during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be Health and Human Services Secretary, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 29, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (Getty)
DOGE HOUSE: GOP hardliners rally around Trump, Musk rollbacks to key government agency…Read more
RUNNING THE CLOCK: GOP rebels' fury over spending cuts may force Trump budget bill to miss key deadline…Read more
'HALLOWEEN PARTY': Social media roasts Noem over unique style choices…Read more
'AMERICA FIRST': Largest steel producer in US announces support of Trump tariffs…Read more
MANPOWER BOOST: Texas National Guard deputized to make immigration arrests…Read more
This split shows Greg Abbott, Texas Gov., and troops at the southern border. (Getty)
'GOOD LUCK': New Jersey governor houses migrant at his house, tells feds 'good luck' trying to get her…Read more
BATTLE OF THE AGs: Republican state AGs back Trump birthright citizenship order in court filing: 'Taxpayers are on the hook'…Read more
NO SANCTUARY SCHOOLS?: Oklahoma superintendent hits back over CNN clash over ICE raids, rejects ‘sanctuary schools’…Read more
CURING THE 'WOKE VIRUS': DEI office closures at universities pile up after another state orders end to ‘woke virus’…Read more
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