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USAID staffers turned away from offices even after court suspends leave order

A federal judge temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that would have put thousands of USAID staffers on administrative leave and given those abroad 30 days to return to the US.
Officials and federal officers turned away scores of USAID staffers who showed up for work Monday at its Washington headquarters, despite the court order.
The Trump administration also ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively shutting down the agency.

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The New York Sun

Elon Musk’s Funding Freeze, Employee Buyouts, USAID Cutbacks Run Into Delays in Court

Three federal judges have already halted Mr. Musk’s orders to curb government spending and reorganize the executive branch.

12 days ago·New York, United States

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Fast Company

USAID staff are being turned away from offices even after court suspends leave order

Officials and federal officers turned away scores of U.S. Agency for International staffers who showed up for work Monday at its Washington headquarters, after a court temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that would have pulled all but a fraction of workers off the job worldwide. A front desk officer told a steady stream of agency staffers — dressed in business clothes or USAID sweatshirts or T-shirts — that he had a list of no more …

12 days ago

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Raw Story

Trump administration is defying court's USAID order: unions

Employees with the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, filed a non-compliance notice to the court that temporarily blocked the Trump administration's cut of the program, which was established and funded by Congress. A temporary restraining order was granted last week, but government...

12 days ago·United States

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The Globe & Mail

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USAID is stripped of its lease and staffers turned away from DC headquarters

USAID’s eviction from its headquarters marks the latest in the swift dismantling of the aid agency and its programs by President Donald Trump

12 days ago·Canada

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The National Desk

Fact Check Team: The scope of President Trump's power to abolish USAID

A federal judge, who was appointed by President Trump in 2019, has paused Trump's plan to place thousands of USAID employees on leave.

12 days ago

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Associated Press News

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Unspent aid worth billions lacks oversight as Trump dismantles USAID, watchdog warns

USAID has lost almost all ability to track $8.2 billion in unspent humanitarian aid over the Trump administration’s foreign funding freeze and idling of staff, a government watchdog warned Monday.

12 days ago·United States

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