Trump’s foreign aid cuts could be ‘big strategic mistake’, says Lammy Exclusive: Move allows China to further global influence, UK foreign secretary says on Ukraine visit The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2025
Judge puts brakes on Trump’s plan to fire USAID workforce hours before midnight purge Roughly 2,200 workers were set to be placed on leave as Trump seeks to gut global health agency The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2025
Claims about USAID funding are spreading online. Many are not based on facts False and misleading social media posts are circulating online as the Trump administration moves to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2025
USAID Faces Uncertain Future Amid Trump Administration Cuts The Trump administration's plans to reduce USAID's workforce raise concerns about the impact on global humanitarian efforts. Top News · Feb 7, 2025
Trump Praises Elon Musk For Uncovering Fraud And Corruption President Trump commends Elon Musk for uncovering fraud in government agencies, leading to workforce reductions and reform initiatives. Top News · Feb 7, 2025
Federal judge orders pause on USAID administrative leave - Roll Call A federal judge said he would temporarily order the government not to place USAID employees on administrative leave. Roll Call · Feb 7, 2025
The Guardian view on Trump and the international criminal court: following the law of the jungle Editorial: The US president’s attack on an essential institution speaks volumes about his broader foreign policy The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2025
Elon Musk appears to consider reinstating the 25-year-old DOGE staffer who resigned after being linked to a racist social media account The statements Musk is seemingly referring to include posts calling to normalize “Indian hate" and one suggesting Gaza and Israel be “wiped off the face of the Earth." Fortune · Feb 7, 2025
How much foreign aid does the UK give and how does that compare to other nations? President Donald Trump recently decided to restrict US foreign aid but how much does the UK contribute? Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2025
Trump Demands US Aid Agency Closure Despite Tumult President Donald Trump on Friday called for USAID to be shut down, in an escalation of his unprecedented campaign to dismantle the massive government aid agency that has prompted confusion and chaos among its global network. International Business Times · Feb 7, 2025
How Melania and Ivanka promoted federal agency Trump now calls a massive ‘fraud’ USAID’s workforce is expected to be slashed days after Musk called the federal agency a ‘criminal organization’ The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2025
Federal Judge Pauses Trump's Agency Shake-Up Deadline Legal challenges and controversy surround Trump administration's cuts to federal agency spending and diversity programs. Top News · Feb 7, 2025
Federal health workers brace for layoffs as White House instructs HHS to rank workers White House denies any executive orders related to the sweeping health agency are underway The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2025
Trump administration will reportedly keep just 611 essential USAid employees Staff reductions set to take place at midnight on Friday as federal unions declare dismantling plan ‘unconstitutional’ The Guardian - US · Feb 7, 2025
Top News · Feb 7, 2025 USAID Faces Drastic Workforce Reduction Amid Trump Administration Changes USAID faces significant workforce reductions and restructuring under Trump administration, sparking legal challenges and concerns about global humanitarian...
Reason · Feb 7, 2025 Showmanship All Around Plus: Parental backlash, cocaine and whiskey, and more...
The Guardian - US · Feb 7, 2025 New DNC vice-chair David Hogg on reaching young voters: ‘We need to be a tsunami of content’ The Parkland shooting survivor wants to craft a more authentic message to reach the young and working-class voters who supported Trump in November
International Business Times · Feb 7, 2025 Trump Administration To Cut USAID Staff To Fewer Than 300 Staffers: Reports More than 10,000 jobs will be slashed from the global humanitarian agency; Foreign Service officers will have 30 days to return to the U.S.
Fortune · Feb 7, 2025 25-year-old employed by Elon Musk’s DOGE who posted he was ‘racist before it was cool’ resigns after being linked to deleted social media account Marco Elez was part of a team of young, tech-savvy DOGE workers who have been tearing through government agencies.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2025 First Thing: Trump green-lights sanctions against the ICC Amnesty International says the move ‘sends the message that Israel is above the law’. Plus: meet the man whose job it is to create ‘scary smells’
Top News · Feb 7, 2025 Rubio's Central America Trip: Immigration, China, And Policy Upheaval Explore U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's Central America tour focusing on immigration, counternarcotics, and curbing Chinese influence amidst challeng...
Top News · Feb 7, 2025 Trump Administration Plans Drastic Staffing Cuts At USAID Trump administration's plan to reduce USAID staffing faces legal challenges and restructuring.
Fortune · Feb 7, 2025 News outlet Politico got dragged into the USAID chaos. Turns out, government workers have a $16 million habit of reading premium political news Right-winged socials were wrong after they speculated Politico funding came from USAID. The government just spends millions on the platform's premium memberships.
International Business Times · Feb 7, 2025 DOGE Reportedly Building Custom Chatbot GSAi – Will Elon Musk Replace GSA Staffers With AI? Elon Musk's DOGE is reportedly working fast on developing a custom AI assistant for the U.S. GSA called GSAi,with the main goal of boosting productivity for some 12,000 GSA staffers.
International Business Times · Feb 7, 2025 USAID Unions Sue Trump Administration, Citing 'Unconstitutional Actions' The lawsuit names President Donald Trump, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and their departments as defendants.