USAID missions shutting down, staff ordered to return from overseas
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Rep. Michael McCaul says USAID needs to "return to the core mission principles"
Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas, the former chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee who had once been a big supporter of USAID, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the ...CBS News - Feb. 9 -
Staff let go, map tool shut down in tumultuous week at EPA
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This week, Trump shut down USAID. Here’s why China is cheering.
The U.S. decision to shut down USAID has been widely criticized as a strategic victory for China, allowing it to expand its economic and political dominance unchecked.The Hill - Feb. 8 -
How Elon Musk boosted false USAID conspiracy theories to shut down global aid
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Mets' Frankie Montas shut down from throwing due to high-grade lat strain
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staff told to 'stand down' from all work
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The President Is on a Mission to Destroy the ‘Enemy From Within’
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Judge pauses Trump plan to put USAID staff on leave
Judge Carl Nichols said he would be entering a "very limited" temporary restraining order directed at the 2,200 at-risk USAID workers.CNBC - Feb. 7
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