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USAID Controversy Live Updates: Trump Sued Over USAID Cuts—As Nearly All Employees Face Layoffs
9:30 p.m. EST, Feb. 6
A labor union and the American Foreign Service Association sued Trump over his plan to shut down large swaths of USAID’s operations, arguing the Constitution only allows Congress—not the president—to scrap a federal agency, and alleging Trump “generated a global humanitarian crisis by abruptly halting the crucial work of USAID employees, grantees, and contractors.”
6 p.m. EST, Feb. 6
The New York Times reported the Trump administration plans to cut down USAID’s staff of 10,000 down to about 290 positions, with a small group of remaining workers specializing in health and humanitarian assistance, according to three unnamed people with knowledge of the plan who were cited by the Times.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2025/02/06/usaid-controversy-live-updates-trump-sued-over-usaid-cuts-as-nearly-all-employees-face-layoffs/