59 h. ago State Department Moves to Eliminate USAID, Absorb Remaining Job Functions

The Department of State will move to eliminate the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), cut thousands of jobs, and absorb the remaining job functions of USAID, according to several reports. The post State Department Moves to Eliminate USAID, Absorb Remaining Job Functions appeared first on Breitbart.

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64 h. ago State Department will absorb remaining USAID programming as independent agency is dismantled

The State Department announced plans to absorb the remaining operations and programs U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

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5 d. ago Former employees slam 'chaos,' 'confusion' at Department of Education

Since Trump eliminated nearly half of the Department of Education's workforce through an overhaul that affected roughly 2,000 people, former employees say there is chaos.

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6 d. ago A Chinese scholar shares some thoughts about what Trump is doing to the U.S.

President Trump's alienation of allies and dismantling of U.S. Agency for International Development are welcome news for China, a scholar in Beijing tells NPR.

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7 d. ago How an obscure legal theory shaped the immunity decision and Trump's second term

In Trump v. United States, the Supreme Court held that the president has "absolute immunity from criminal prosecution" for official acts.To reach that conclusion, the High Court grappled with this question: how much power a president should have?And some legal scholars say the ruling draws on the unitary executive theory — which, in its most extreme interpretation, gives the president sole authority over the executive branch.But did it pave the way for Trump's second term and the constitutional questions it's raised: From the dismantling of federal agencies established by Congress to the deportation migrants to third party countries without due process?For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

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8 d. ago Voice of America employees file lawsuit against the Trump administration after president dismantled agency

Employees at Voice of America sued the Trump administration on Thursday after the president issued an executive order to dismantle the agency this month.

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1 week ago Secretary McMahon vows to make education 'better' for students so they won't be held 'prisoner' in schools

Education Secretary Linda McMahon shares her vision for the future of American education after President Donald Trump moved to dismantle her agency.

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1 week ago Education leaders say Trump dismantling key government agency ‘saved education’

The head of Oklahoma’s public schools is backing President Donald Trump’s moves to dismantle the Department of Education, saying Trump will go down in history as the president who "saved education."

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1 week ago Trump Dismantles of Voice of America, United States Agency for Global Media

Trump Dismantles of Voice of America, United States Agency for Global Media  mahometdaily.com

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1 week ago Judge orders reinstatement of USAID functions, says DOGE effort to shutter agency likely unconstitutional

A federal judge ruled that Elon Musk and the White House's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) likely violated the Constitution when they dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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2 w. ago As Voice of America Goes Dark, Some Broadcasts Are Replaced by Music

President Trump’s executive order on Friday calling for the dismantling of the federal agency that oversees the broadcaster is part of a wider campaign to weaken the news media.

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2 w. ago As Trump Dismantles Voice of America, Some Broadcasts Are Replaced With Music

President Trump’s executive order on Friday calling for the dismantling of the federal agency that oversees the broadcaster is part of a wider campaign to weaken the news media.

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2 w. ago It's 'shoot first and ask questions later' as DOGE tries to dismantle CFPB: Official

At a court hearing Monday, CFPB’s COO Adam Martinez gave a sworn account of the chaos that has consumed the federal agency meant to stop unfair corporate practices.

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2 w. ago CFPB official testifies about DOGE's chaotic attempts to dismantle the agency

At a court hearing Monday, CFPB’s COO Adam Martinez gave a sworn account of the chaos that has consumed the federal agency meant to stop unfair corporate practices.

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2 w. ago Sec. of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, 83% of programs gone

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is signaling that the Trump administration has finished its six-week dismantling of the six-decade-old U.S. Agency for International Development

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3 w. ago Trump Is Said to Be Preparing Executive Order That Aims to Eliminate Education Dept.

Without Congress, President Trump cannot dismantle the agency. No modern president has ever tried to unilaterally shut down a federal department.

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