'Damn right': Liz Cheney hits back at Elon Musk on his own site
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Damn right': Liz Cheney hits back at Elon Musk on his own site

Raw Story  

Former Rep. Liz Cheney found herself in the crosshairs of MAGA allies again Wednesday and clapped back at Elon Musk who promoted a right-winger's post surfacing her past work in the U.S. Agency for International Development, itself under attack by the Trump administration. Benz posted on X in December that Cheney — a vocal critic of President Donald Trump who endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris in the election — was "spawned out of USAID." "Liz Cheney, who led Trump’s impeachment and the mass imprisonment campaign against thousands of Trump supporters, was spawned out of USAID," he wrote. Musk, head of the so-called Department for Governmental Efficiency entity tasked with slashing trillions out of the federal budget, reshared Benz's post with the caption, "Interesting."

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Elon Musk's effort to dismantle USAID likely violates Constitution: US judge
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3 days, 13 hours ago

Elon Musk's effort to dismantle USAID likely violates Constitution: US judge

India Today  

The dismantling of the US Agency for International Development by billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency likely violated the Constitution, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday as he indefinitely blocked DOGE from making further cuts to the agency. In one of the first DOGE lawsuits against Musk himself, US District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland rejected the Trump administration’s …

Trump considers criminal charges for USAID staff after DOGE uncovered wild 'abuse'
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump considers criminal charges for USAID staff after DOGE uncovered wild 'abuse'

Daily Mail  

A top Trump official is considering criminal recommendations for fraud at USAID, DailyMail.com has learned. During that meeting, Moracco told lawmakers that he is considering sending criminal recommendations to the Justice Department regarding actions within USAID being exposed by Elon Musk's DOGE. Pete Marocco, a political appointee focused on gutting USAID, departs after briefing the House Foreign Affairs Committee behind …

USAID faces shutdown threat as Trump administration argues agency is 'insubordinate'
1 month, 1 week ago

USAID faces shutdown threat as Trump administration argues agency is 'insubordinate'

Hindustan Times  

The Trump administration will present an unforgiving argument for dismantling the US Agency for International Development to a federal judge Wednesday: USAID is rife with “insubordination" and must be shut down for the administration to decide what pieces of it to salvage. A federal court will hear the Trump administration's harsh case for destroying the US Agency for International Development …

Liz Cheney takes a swipe at Elon Musk's citizenship as pair trade blows on X
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Liz Cheney takes a swipe at Elon Musk's citizenship as pair trade blows on X

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former congresswoman Liz Cheney took a jab at billionaire political …

"This is evil": USAID will reportedly be gutted by Trump administration
1 month, 2 weeks ago

"This is evil": USAID will reportedly be gutted by Trump administration

Salon  

President Donald Trump is hoping to slash more than 97% of the United States Agency for International Development's workforce, according to reports shared by multiple news outlets. Gawande slammed potential mass layoffs in a series of social media posts, saying that the Trump admin's "utter indifference" to the consequences of their actions is "evil." “The utter indifference to loss of …

Donald Trump’s USAID halt opens up a window for China, Russia?
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump’s USAID halt opens up a window for China, Russia?

Live Mint  

Concerns over the US losing its global status and an opportunity for China and Russia arose after the Donald Trump administration’s moves to dismantle the USAID, which helps to fight starvation and poverty overseas. The halting of assistance to the US Agency for International Development “opens up a window for China and Russia,” George Ingram, a former senior USAID official, …

What to know about USAID, the agency Elon Musk wants dead
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What to know about USAID, the agency Elon Musk wants dead

Live Mint  

The USAID building was closed to employees on Monday. Elon Musk, the billionaire adviser to President Trump, is targeting the U.S. Agency for International Development as part of his directive to slash federal spending. Over the weekend, people working for Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency accessed USAID’s classified systems after a clash with security officials. USAID is more effective as …

Marco Rubio confirms takeover of USAID, vows to end 'insubordination'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Marco Rubio confirms takeover of USAID, vows to end 'insubordination'

The Hindu  

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that he had been put in charge of the U.S. aid agency, saying he would stop its "insubordination" to President Donald Trump's agenda. After Mr. Trump's billionaire friend and advisor Elon Musk vowed to destroy the US Agency for International Development, whose website went dark over the weekend, Mr. Rubio confirmed …

'What is happening here is illegal': Dem senator confronts security at USAID headquarters
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'What is happening here is illegal': Dem senator confronts security at USAID headquarters

Raw Story  

Sen. Andy Kim held a news conference outside the United States Agency for International Development headquarters and confirmed that security guards had been told not to let employees in the building after operations were halted under the guidance of billionaire Elon Musk, chair of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. "About 20 years ago, when I first came to work …

Musk calls USAID ‘a criminal organisation’ as Trump plans to 'shut down' US aid agency
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Musk calls USAID ‘a criminal organisation’ as Trump plans to 'shut down' US aid agency

Firstpost  

Employees at the US Agency for International Development, which runs aid programs in about 120 countries, were instructed by email not to go to their offices Monday. Some 600 staffers found themselves locked out of their computer systems Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and President Donald Trump’s controversial close advisor, said Monday the giant USAID humanitarian agency will be …

USAID staffers lockout of Washington headquarters after Musk said Trump agreed to close it
1 month, 2 weeks ago

USAID staffers lockout of Washington headquarters after Musk said Trump agreed to close it

The Hindu  

Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development were instructed to stay out of the agency’s Washington headquarters on Monday, according to a notice distributed to them, after billionaire Elon Musk announced U.S. President Donald Trump had agreed with him to shut the agency. Those still in the system received emails in the agency system saying that “at the direction …

USAID notice instructs staffers to stay out of its headquarters
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

USAID notice instructs staffers to stay out of its headquarters

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump’s return to Washington WASHINGTON — The Trump administration and billionaire ally Elon Musk moved to eradicate the agency that provides crucial aid that funds education and fights starvation, epidemic and poverty overseas, sparking a showdown with congressional Democrats who blasted the effort as illegal and vowed a court fight. Congressional Democrats, cheered …

USAID officials put on leave as Elon Musk says time for agency to ‘die’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

USAID officials put on leave as Elon Musk says time for agency to ‘die’

Al Jazeera  

US President Donald Trump says he will end all funding to South Africa over government’s land confiscations. Musk, who was appointed by US President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, on Monday branded USAID a “criminal organisation” after security officials reportedly denied members of his cost-cutting task force access to restricted areas of the agency’s headquarters in …

US Secretary of State Rubio says he has become ‘acting director’ of USAID
1 month, 2 weeks ago

US Secretary of State Rubio says he has become ‘acting director’ of USAID

Al Jazeera  

The administration of US President Donald Trump has sought to rein in US assistance abroad, with his advisers warning USAID could be closed. A senior White House official also told the news agency Reuters that Trump was considering merging the agency with the State Department to “significantly reduce the size of the workforce for efficiency purposes and to ensure their …

Musk and Trump aim to shut down USAID, leaving humanitarian work in doubt
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Musk and Trump aim to shut down USAID, leaving humanitarian work in doubt

NPR  

Musk and Trump aim to shut down USAID, leaving humanitarian work in doubt toggle caption Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images North America The U.S. Agency for International Development, known as USAID, has fallen in the crosshairs of the Trump administration and Elon Musk's government efficiency push, sending chills through the humanitarian world and drawing criticism from Democratic lawmakers and nonpartisan foreign service …

USAID: Rubio says he’s acting director as humanitarian agency is taken over by the State Department
1 month, 2 weeks ago

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

CNN  

CNN — Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that he is acting administrator of the US Agency for International Development, confirming the de-facto takeover of the humanitarian agency by the State Department. One aid official said that Marocco “knows how the system works and is dismantling it at every turn.” Rubio, in a letter to the heads of Congress’ …

'Bravo': Liz Cheney's stinging rebuke to Trump earns cheers on social media
2 months, 2 weeks ago

'Bravo': Liz Cheney's stinging rebuke to Trump earns cheers on social media

Raw Story  

Former Rep. Liz Cheney clapped back at President-elect Donald Trump, who raged about the never-Trump conservative on his social media app, calling her a "Warmonger of low intelligence." Cheney — who made headlines during the presidential campaign when she endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris over President-elect Donald Trump, and urged other Republicans to do so as well — is the …

Liz Cheney opens Jan 6 hearing with blistering take down of ‘grown man’ Trump as insane, unreasonable and childish
2 years, 8 months ago

Liz Cheney opens Jan 6 hearing with blistering take down of ‘grown man’ Trump as insane, unreasonable and childish

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The GOP vice chair of the January 6 committee unloaded …

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