Federal judge orders DOGE to reinstate USAID, says Elon Musk acted unconstitutionally

Elon Musk likely exercised unconstitutional authority in shutting down USAID, an Obama-appointed judge said. A federal judge Tuesday rules that Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency likely exercised unconstitutional authority “in multiple ways” in dismantling the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Theodore Chuang‘s ruling came in a case of 26 workers of…

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Donald Trump administration fires 2,000 USAID workers, puts thousands on leave

US President Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP) US President Donald Trump’s administration announced on Sunday the elimination of 2,000 positions at the US agency for international development (USAID) and placed most remaining employees on administrative leave globally. The move follows a federal court ruling that allowed the administration to proceed with pulling thousands of USAID…

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