Fatma Tanis

Yes, you may remember that the agency was the first to see mass staffing cuts, termination to its programs. Effectively, it's been shut down. All of that was done without congressional approval, and there have been several lawsuits where the president's power to withhold funds without congressional approval has been challenged. There's no ruling on this yet. I spoke with Jonathan Katz.

He's the senior director of anti-corruption, democracy, and security at the Brookings Institution. He sees this request as a sign that the administration is hitting walls. in its efforts to dismantle federal agencies.

He's the senior director of anti-corruption, democracy, and security at the Brookings Institution. He sees this request as a sign that the administration is hitting walls. in its efforts to dismantle federal agencies.

He's the senior director of anti-corruption, democracy, and security at the Brookings Institution. He sees this request as a sign that the administration is hitting walls. in its efforts to dismantle federal agencies.

So this is the legal avenue for the administration to codify the cuts it has already made, and there will likely be more rescission requests for all the other budget cuts the president wants to see happen across the federal government. That's NPR's Fatma Tanis. Thank you, Fatma. Thank you.

So this is the legal avenue for the administration to codify the cuts it has already made, and there will likely be more rescission requests for all the other budget cuts the president wants to see happen across the federal government. That's NPR's Fatma Tanis. Thank you, Fatma. Thank you.

So this is the legal avenue for the administration to codify the cuts it has already made, and there will likely be more rescission requests for all the other budget cuts the president wants to see happen across the federal government. That's NPR's Fatma Tanis. Thank you, Fatma. Thank you.

The agency's nearly 900 remaining staff received an email saying they would get reduction in force notices and would have to leave their jobs either by July 1st or September 2nd of this year. The email was sent by Jeremy Lewin, who's running the hobbled agency after the administration cancelled thousands of its programs and shrunk the majority of its workforce.

The agency's nearly 900 remaining staff received an email saying they would get reduction in force notices and would have to leave their jobs either by July 1st or September 2nd of this year. The email was sent by Jeremy Lewin, who's running the hobbled agency after the administration cancelled thousands of its programs and shrunk the majority of its workforce.

Lewin said staff would be given an option to take leave, but many would be required to stay on to complete the drawing down of operations at USAID, and the transfer of remaining programs to the State Department. In a statement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, USAID strayed from its original mission long ago. As a result, the gains were too few and the costs were too high.

Lewin said staff would be given an option to take leave, but many would be required to stay on to complete the drawing down of operations at USAID, and the transfer of remaining programs to the State Department. In a statement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, USAID strayed from its original mission long ago. As a result, the gains were too few and the costs were too high.

Fatma Tanis, NPR News.

Fatma Tanis, NPR News.

Officials with the United Nations Program on HIV-AIDS said the sudden withdrawal of U.S. support was having a, quote, devastating effect. UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Biannima said on Monday... that the cuts had led to closures of clinics in many African countries and severe shortages of life-saving HIV medications.

Officials with the United Nations Program on HIV-AIDS said the sudden withdrawal of U.S. support was having a, quote, devastating effect. UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Biannima said on Monday... that the cuts had led to closures of clinics in many African countries and severe shortages of life-saving HIV medications.

Bian Yima warned that the cuts would lead to 2,000 new infections each day and over 6 million deaths over the next four years. We'll see it come back and we'll see people dying. the way we saw them in the 90s and in the 2000s. Until the Trump administration's pause on foreign aid, the U.S. had been the biggest funder of HIV treatment and prevention around the world. Fatma Tanis, NPR News.

Bian Yima warned that the cuts would lead to 2,000 new infections each day and over 6 million deaths over the next four years. We'll see it come back and we'll see people dying. the way we saw them in the 90s and in the 2000s. Until the Trump administration's pause on foreign aid, the U.S. had been the biggest funder of HIV treatment and prevention around the world. Fatma Tanis, NPR News.

So a couple dozen USAID employees and contractors sued Elon Musk and Doge, saying that their actions to dismantle the agency were reckless, they were done in a slash and burn manner, and that Musk and Doge didn't have the authority because Musk is not an appointed agency head who wasn't confirmed by the Senate.

So a couple dozen USAID employees and contractors sued Elon Musk and Doge, saying that their actions to dismantle the agency were reckless, they were done in a slash and burn manner, and that Musk and Doge didn't have the authority because Musk is not an appointed agency head who wasn't confirmed by the Senate.

So a couple dozen USAID employees and contractors sued Elon Musk and Doge, saying that their actions to dismantle the agency were reckless, they were done in a slash and burn manner, and that Musk and Doge didn't have the authority because Musk is not an appointed agency head who wasn't confirmed by the Senate.