“The Trump administration’s plan to reorganize the US Agency for International Development as a part of the State Department blindsided Congress on Monday. Even the rattled Republicans who defended the agency, though, offered muted pushback,” Semafor reports.
“By the time the administration confirmed its plans to hobble the foreign aid agency and put it under State, outlined Monday by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, USAID employees were already locked out of their office.
The speed with which Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency moved to undercut USAID irked some Republicans who oversee the multi-billion-dollar agency — but none indicated they would join Democrats’ protests in response.”Washington Post: Rubio unveils plan to review and potentially abolish USAID.