A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from putting over 2,000 employees of the USAID on paid leave.
Demonstrators and lawmakers rally against President Donald Trump and his ally Elon Musk as they disrupt the federal government, including dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development, which administers foreign aid approved by Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.
According to the federal worker's associations, Trump lacks the authority to take the 60-year-old agency apart. The Department of Government Efficiency has been targeting USAID, with Elon Musk pushing for this budget cutting in his challenge of bringing down federal government spending.
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