Elon Musk, USAID

USAID Workforce Slashed From 10,000 to Under 300 as Elon Musk’s DOGE Decimates Agency
The US government’s primary foreign aid organization is losing the vast majority of its staff, forcing the agency’s lifesaving work to screech to a halt.
How an ex-State Department official fueled Elon Musk’s attack on USAID
Mike Benz appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast in late December to discuss USAID, spurring Musk’s first mention of the agency.
What is DOGE? Here's what to know about Elon Musk's latest cost-cutting efforts.
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency wants to cut government spending, but it's also prompting lawsuits and concerns about data privacy.
Elon Musk's DOGE faces legal challenges amid growing influence
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency isn't slowing down, despite growing pushback that has led to now multiple lawsuits over its efforts.
What is USAID, the government agency targeted by Trump and Elon Musk?
Elon Musk called USAID a criminal organization that should “die.” Proponents say it’s a key arm of U.S. influence that, if destroyed, “cannot be easily rebuilt.”
Trump and Elon Musk are upending USAID. Here's what to know about its work.
The State Department said President Trump appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio as acting director of USAID amid an overhaul of the humanitarian aid agency.
Bill Gates suggests Elon Musk doesn’t see the ‘good work’ accomplished by USAID
Microsoft founder Bill Gates defended the “good work” done by the U.S. Agency for International Development. Gates’s comments came after Elon Musk, the head of the Department of Government Efficiency,
Elon Musk calls for firing of WSJ reporter who doxed DOGE employee after links to USAID surface
The media is out in full force to smear and destroy the team of young genius techies that Elon Musk hired to root out government corruption. Just […]
What to know about Trump, Musk and the dismantling of USAID
While Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk said he was working to "shut down" USAID, it wasn't clear whether ...
Elon Musk’s Enemy, USAID, Was Investigating Starlink’s Contracts in Ukraine
Musk has called the agency “evil” and a “criminal organization,” though the fact that USAID was investigating the Starlink ...
Musk says shutting down USAID in government efficiency drive
By David Shepardson and Chris Sanders WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk, who is heading U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Trump makes DOGE head Elon Musk a 'special government employee' amid accusations of a takeover
President Trump made Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency, a 'special government employee' at the White ...
White House flags top USAID boondoggles under Elon Musk's microscope
The White House has released a list of USAID programs its considers wasteful and that it says abused taxpayer funds by ...
Judge halts Trump plan to place over 2,000 USAID staff on paid leave
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from putting over 2,000 employees of the USAID on paid leave ...
US Judge Declines to Block Elon Musk's DOGE From Labor Department Systems
A federal judge on Friday declined to block Elon Musk's government cost-cutting department from accessing the U.S. Department ...
US judge stops Musk's DOGE from accessing sensitive Treasury data
A federal judge has blocked Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing sensitive US Treasury Department material. View on euronews ...