Opinion | Samantha Power: Killing U.S.A.I.D. Is a Win for Autocrats Everywhere
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Opinion | Samantha Power: Killing U.S.A.I.D. Is a Win for Autocrats Everywhere

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines We are witnessing one of the worst and most costly foreign policy blunders in U.S. history. Less than three weeks into Donald Trump’s second term, he, Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have halted the U.S. Agency for International Development’s aid…

Trump Administration Deepens Pressure on Federal Workers to Resign
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Trump Administration Deepens Pressure on Federal Workers to Resign

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s administration deepened its pressure campaign on government employees to resign before a Thursday deadline, rattling and angering a civil service steeling itself for a prolonged battle with Elon Musk and his ongoing foray into the federal bureaucracy. With hours dwindling for…

White House Orders C.I.A. to Send an Unclassified Email With Names of Some Employees
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White House Orders C.I.A. to Send an Unclassified Email With Names of Some Employees

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The White House ordered the C.I.A. to send an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order to shrink the federal work force, in a move that former officials say…

Foreign Strongmen Cheer as Musk Dismantles U.S. Aid Agency
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Foreign Strongmen Cheer as Musk Dismantles U.S. Aid Agency

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Humanitarian initiatives can enhance American “soft power,” supporters say, which can buy the United States good will and leverage in countries across the world for a comparatively small fraction of federal spending. In 2023, U.S.A.I.D. funding represented .07 percent of the U.S. federal…

Opinion | Musk? Trump? Who Exactly Is Running the Federal Government?
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Opinion | Musk? Trump? Who Exactly Is Running the Federal Government?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Mr. Musk’s recent stand against U.S.A.I.D., the federal agency responsible for administering foreign and development assistance since 1961, could have come directly from the state capture playbook — only often more brazen in intent. “U.S.A.I.D. is a criminal organization,” Mr. Musk posted over…

Elon Musk’s X Becomes Weapon in Government Cost Cutting
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Elon Musk’s X Becomes Weapon in Government Cost Cutting

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As Elon Musk digs into the federal bureaucracy in his crusade to slash government spending, he has a tool that no aspiring cost-cutter has had before: his own giant social media platform to debate, shame and bludgeon anyone who stands in his way….

Elon Musk’s Blitz Shakes U.S. Government as He Sweeps Through Agencies
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Elon Musk’s Blitz Shakes U.S. Government as He Sweeps Through Agencies

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In Elon Musk’s first two weeks in government, his lieutenants gained access to closely held financial and data systems, casting aside career officials who warned that they were defying protocols. They moved swiftly to shutter specific programs — and even an entire agency…

Opinion | Trump Is Running America the Way America Ran Iraq
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Opinion | Trump Is Running America the Way America Ran Iraq

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Soon after taking over, they created a crisis by shutting down huge segments of federal government spending, though they restarted at least some payments after a judge slapped them with a court order. Late Friday, Elon Musk seized control of the Treasury Department’s…

Opinion | A Presidency That’s Off the Rails. It Took Only Two Weeks.
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Opinion | A Presidency That’s Off the Rails. It Took Only Two Weeks.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Bret Stephens: Hi, Gail. Who’s worse: Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. or Kash Patel? Gail Collins: Gee, Bret, good question. Easy to imagine R.F.K. Jr. screwing up the vaccination system and sending throngs of people to the hospital, if not worse. But…