Amanda Prestigiacomo

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The order, which was issued on Thursday, prevents Treasury officials from providing access to the Bureau of Fiscal Service, which is responsible for handling 90% of federal payments. The ruling follows a Justice Department motion limiting access to just two Doge employees with read-only permissions. Those individuals remain under scrutiny for their ties to Doge Chair Elon Musk.

The order, which was issued on Thursday, prevents Treasury officials from providing access to the Bureau of Fiscal Service, which is responsible for handling 90% of federal payments. The ruling follows a Justice Department motion limiting access to just two Doge employees with read-only permissions. Those individuals remain under scrutiny for their ties to Doge Chair Elon Musk.

The controversy stems from an investigation led by Musk into USAID spending, sparking backlash from government unions and lawmakers.

The controversy stems from an investigation led by Musk into USAID spending, sparking backlash from government unions and lawmakers.

Republicans reject that sentiment from Democrats, saying that USAID was filled to the brim with wasteful spending.

Republicans reject that sentiment from Democrats, saying that USAID was filled to the brim with wasteful spending.

So more recently, Trump has offered a buyout to the entire CIA workforce. That's both to downsize the government and to more align the agency with Trump's priorities. This follows his broader offer to give millions of full-time federal workers full pay and benefits for eight months if they choose to resign by February 6th, so today.

So more recently, Trump has offered a buyout to the entire CIA workforce. That's both to downsize the government and to more align the agency with Trump's priorities. This follows his broader offer to give millions of full-time federal workers full pay and benefits for eight months if they choose to resign by February 6th, so today.

The goal there is to save American taxpayers an estimated $100 billion and, frankly, to get rid of employees who don't want to be there or who refuse to return to in-person work, which Trump has already mandated. Trump administration officials are also reportedly drafting an executive order to effectively dismantle the Department of Education.

The goal there is to save American taxpayers an estimated $100 billion and, frankly, to get rid of employees who don't want to be there or who refuse to return to in-person work, which Trump has already mandated. Trump administration officials are also reportedly drafting an executive order to effectively dismantle the Department of Education.

The Education Department currently employs more than 4,000 people and has an annual budget of $79 billion.

The Education Department currently employs more than 4,000 people and has an annual budget of $79 billion.

Yeah, that's right. That had an annual budget of around $40 billion and currently has around 10,000 employees. Nearly all the staff at the agency will be placed on leave by Friday night, so by tomorrow night, and all overseas missions have been ordered to shut down. Very dramatic action there and lots of money on the line.

Yeah, that's right. That had an annual budget of around $40 billion and currently has around 10,000 employees. Nearly all the staff at the agency will be placed on leave by Friday night, so by tomorrow night, and all overseas missions have been ordered to shut down. Very dramatic action there and lots of money on the line.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this week that the goal was to reform USAID, but he said they were met with a lot of resistance from the agency and effectively forced to take drastic action.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this week that the goal was to reform USAID, but he said they were met with a lot of resistance from the agency and effectively forced to take drastic action.

The White House has released an initial list of wasteful projects USAID has funded, including giving millions of taxpayer dollars to a group involved with research at the Wuhan lab, hundreds of thousands to a nonprofit linked to terror groups, 2 million to LGBT activism in Guatemala, and 1.5 million to advance DEI in Serbia.

The White House has released an initial list of wasteful projects USAID has funded, including giving millions of taxpayer dollars to a group involved with research at the Wuhan lab, hundreds of thousands to a nonprofit linked to terror groups, 2 million to LGBT activism in Guatemala, and 1.5 million to advance DEI in Serbia.

Elon Musk has called USAID a criminal organization, and he boasted on Monday that he and his team, quote, spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper.