Elon Musk’s advisory commission, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has deployed teams within multiple federal agencies to use technology to cut costs and streamline processes. Moving at breakneck speed within the opening weeks of the second Trump administration, Musk’s engineers and advisers have accessed information technology (IT) systems in at least three federal departments.
Nearly all of the embattled agency’s direct-hire employees were scheduled for administrative leave at end of day Friday. WASHINGTON—A federal judge said he will issue a temporary injunction halting mandatory administrative leave for nearly all employees of the U.S. Agency for International Aid (USAID). Judge Carl Nichols ordered that USAID employees not be placed on
A temporary injunction halting mandatory administrative leave is expected to affect 2,200 USAID employees. WASHINGTON—A federal judge said he will issue a temporary injunction halting mandatory administrative leave for 2,200 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Aid (USAID). Judge Carl Nichols ordered that the USAID employees not be placed on leave at 11:59 p.m.
A temporary injunction halting mandatory administrative leave is expected to affect 2,200 USAID employees. WASHINGTON—A federal judge issued a temporary injunction halting mandatory administrative leave for 2,200 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Aid (USAID). Judge Carl Nichols ordered that the USAID employees not be placed on leave at 11:59 p.m. Friday while legal
NEW YORK CITY–Mayor Eric Adams made a last-minute trip to Washington on Thursday to attend the National Prayer Breakfast, adding to suspicions that the mayor may be joining the Trump camp. Pastor Mark Burns, who was endorsed by Trump for Senate, said on social media platform X that he was hosting Adams at the event.
The president will also work to resettle white South African farmers and their families, labeling them as refugees. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 7 freezing aid to South Africa, alleging discrimination against the nation’s white minority. “The government of South Africa blatantly discriminates against ethnic minority Afrikaners,” the White House wrote
‘I’m very proud of the job that this group of young people, generally young people, but very smart people, [are] doing,’ Trump said. President Donald Trump on Feb. 7 defended the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE’s) access to federal IT systems and confirmed he directed its staff to probe the departments of Education and Defense.