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Uncertainty at USAID

1440 Daily Digest

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was named acting director of the US Agency for International Development yesterday, stepping in as the organization faced increasing calls for its closure by the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency.


The roughly $40B-per-year agency oversees the vast majority of US foreign aid, funding efforts ranging from economic development to humanitarian assistance. The organization, authorized and funded by Congress each year, was created in 1961 as a means to consolidate foreign aid under one roof. As of yesterday afternoon, reports suggested USAID would be folded into the State Department with an unspecified reduction in workforce while retaining its humanitarian mission. 


Analysts say the move could face legal obstacles—while USAID has reporting and budgetary ties to the State Department, it was established by Congress and, therefore, may require an act of Congress to dissolve. 


The move follows a weekend standoff between Musk aides and agency personnel, who claimed DOGE staff did not have appropriate clearance to access classified documents. 

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