The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced that almost all direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave, signaling President Trump's intent to close the agency. The move has sparked outrage from Democrats who argue Trump lacks the authority to abolish USAID and that Congressional action would be required. Republicans counter that Trump does have the authority and that USAID's funding could be better utilized elsewhere.
The agency said all direct hires, “with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions,” would be placed on administrative leave. announced Tuesday night that almost all direct hires around the world will be placed on administrative leave later this week. USAID headquarters in Washington is blocked after Musk says Trump agrees to close the aid agency
Those expected to keep working will be notified by 3 p.m. Thursday, the announcement said, adding that the government is working on a plan to return workers who are not in the United States back to the U.S. if contracts are “not determined to be essential.”Many Democratic lawmakers have expressed outrage, calling it illegal and saying that USAID was established under a law passed by Congress.
USAID was signed into being by President John F. Kennedy through an executive order in 1961, after Congress passed the Foreign Assistance Act of that same year. That law required the creation of an agency to administer foreign assistance.
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