USAID workers scramble for answers after Trump pulls almost all of them off the job worldwide

The Independent

The Independent

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President Donald Trump and Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk are gutting the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)—but foreign aid represents only a tiny fraction of the federal budget.
Newsweek
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The order takes effect just before midnight Friday and gives direct hires of the agency overseas — many of whom have been frantically packing up households in expectation of the announcement — 30 days to return home unless they are deemed essential.
Time
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Democratic strategists warned pushing back on President Donald Trump’s anti-bureaucracy efforts could be a "monster miscalculation" in the president’s favor.
Fox News
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Trump on Monday suspended his threat of 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada at the last minute, agreeing to a 30-day pause in return for concessions on border and crime enforcement with the two neighbouring countries.
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