USAID’s New Leadership Includes DOGE Official Who Helped Dismantle Agency

USAID’s New Leadership Includes DOGE Official Who Helped Dismantle Agency

The State Department plans to reconstitute U.S.A.I.D. as the U.S. Agency for International Humanitarian Assistance and abolish its status as an independent agency, according to an internal planning memo reviewed by The Times. Because of the way U.S.A.I.D. was established, Congress would have approve changes the Trump administration makes to the agency. If the planned … Read more

DOGE Staff Marches Into U.S. Institute of Peace and Evicts Its Officials

DOGE Staff Marches Into U.S. Institute of Peace and Evicts Its Officials

A simmering dispute between the Department of Government Efficiency and an independent agency dedicated to promoting peace broke into an open standoff involving the police on Monday, as Elon Musk’s government cutters marched into the agency’s headquarters and evicted its officials. The dramatic scene played out in Washington on Monday afternoon as Mr. Musk’s team … Read more