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Judge Orders Elon Musk's DOGE To Reinstate USAID Functions, Trump Blasts 'Rogue' Move

A federal judge has ordered DOGE to reinstate system access to USAID employees and not take action regarding the aid agency without approval from a legally authorized USAID official.

International Business Times · Mar 19, 2025

CBS' '60 Minutes' is unflinching in its White House coverage in the shadow of Trump's $20B lawsuit

As CBS' parent company considers settlement of President Donald Trump's lawsuit against “60 Minutes,” America’s storied newsmagazine is pulling no punches in its coverage of the new administration

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025

Trump administration briefing: nearly 25,000 fired workers to be rehired; USAid shutdown likely violated constitution

Judge rules that administration’s terminations were illegal; Trump fires only two democratic commissioners at US Federal Trade Commission – key US politics stories from Tuesday at a glance

The Guardian - US · Mar 19, 2025

Judge Orders Musk to Claw Back USAID Dismantling After Ruling He Likely Violated US Constitution in 'Multiple Ways'

A federal judge ordered Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency to restore most of USAID's operation, saying the decision to gut it "likely violated the U.S. Constitution in multiple ways"

Latin Times · Mar 18, 2025

Judge rules DOGE's USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution and blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from further cuts

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025

Elon Musk and DOGE ‘likely violated the Constitution’ by shutting down USAID, judge rules

The billionaire and his DOGE team are temporarily blocked from ‘any work’ related to shutting down the global aid agency

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025

Bill Gates reportedly warned Trump his foundation won’t be able to fund global health gaps if the administration keeps making major cuts

Gates Foundation officials have previously said “no foundation” can effectively replace the U.S. government’s foreign aid funding.

Fortune · Mar 18, 2025

Judge rules DOGE push to close USAID likely violated Constitution - Roll Call

A federal judge temporarily ordered the administration to stop efforts to shutter the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Roll Call · Mar 18, 2025

Elon Musk’s Scorched Earth Tactics Are Hurting Those Who Live Off That Land — The Farmers

It's a time of uncertainty in the heartland as agricultural programs are cut. “It’s very unsettling and very stressful.”

Capital & Main · Mar 18, 2025

‘It’s back to drug rationing’: the end of HIV was in sight. Then came the cuts

The abrupt halt to US funding threatens to undo decades of advances, dramatically increasing infections and deaths, but some see an opportunity for Africa to lead the response

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2025