Trump Administration Puts Dozens of USAID Officials on Paid Leave

January 28, 2025 by Author

The Trump administration placed several dozen senior officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development on administrative leave in response to what an official characterized as resistance to President Trump’s policy. An email on Monday to USAID staff from the agency’s acting administrator, Jason Gray, said that Trump officials “have identified several actions within USAID … Read more

Trump’s Moves to Upend Federal Bureaucracy Touch Off Fear and Confusion

January 25, 2025 by Author

An Education Department employee was attending a funeral this week when she got the call: She was being placed on administrative leave because she works on projects that connect Black students, among others, to federal government programs. A disabled veteran employed at the Department of Veterans Affairs grew emotional when he heard about the rescinding … Read more