USAID, White House and Hysteria

Judge Weighs USAID Classified Document Destruction Amid Trump Shutdown
Lawsuits are mounting over the Trump administration's shutdown of most US foreign assistance and the targeting of the aid agency.
White House on USAID staff being asked to destroy records: Fake news hysteria
The email spurred a fresh legal challenge as a union representing USAID workers approached the court seeking a restraining order blocking the destruction of records.
'Hysteria': White House shuts down concerns over USAID document purge
The White House said the documents remain available on computer systems, and the order comes as U.S. Customs and Border Protection is poised to move into the USAID building.
Court Asked to Intervene After Email Tells USAID Workers to Destroy Classified Documents
A union for U.S. Agency for International Development contractors is asking a federal judge to intervene in any destruction of USAID classified documents
Court steps in after USAID employees ordered to shred or burn classified documents
A senior official at the U.S. Agency for International Development ordered the agency’s remaining employees to destroy internal documents at the now-former headquarters in Washington on Tuesday, according to an email sent to staff,
USAID employees ordered to destroy classified and personal documents
Following a memo from a senior official, employees of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have been instructed to destroy classified documents and personal files. This has prompted a new lawsuit and raised concerns from the union representing Foreign Service workers,
USAID order to delete classified records sparks flurry of litigation
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employees and outside groups are fighting an order from the agency’s ...
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White House misjudged support for USAID, Sojourners leader says
"The majority of the faith community believes USAID and foreign aid are a direct expression of our deepest and most sacred faith values." ...
Rubio And Musk Praise Each Other Over USAID Cuts—After Reported White House Blowup
Rubio and Musk also teamed up over the weekend to attack Poland’s minister of foreign affairs, accusing him of being ...
Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing Congress’ funding for USAID, judge says
A federal judge says President Donald Trump overstepped his authority in freezing almost all spending on U.S. humanitarian ...
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USAID ordered to shred records amid legal challenge, White House dismisses it as ‘fake news hysteria’
The unions argue that this directive indicates "a rapid destruction of agency records on a large scale", in violation of ...
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As White House considers abandoning foreign aid, faith groups say they can't do it alone
At a meeting that took place Feb. 28, Peter Marocco, the deputy administrator of the U.S. Agency for International ...
Secretary of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with 83% of agency’s programs gone
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration had finished its six-week purge of programs of the U.S. Agency ...
Musk Plans to Give Trump Groups $100 Million After Tesla Ad at the White House
America PAC has now moved on to influencing the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, with Musk’s group dropping over $8 million to ...
State Department considering criminal referrals against USAID
The State Department official in charge of what remains of the U.S. Agency for International Development is considering making criminal referrals to the Department of Justice to further investigate ...
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White House abruptly withdraws CDC nominee minutes before Senate confirmation hearing
The White House withdrew Dave Weldon's nomination to be the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director just ...