Michelle Martin

The website has disappeared and funding has been halted at the U.S. 's main foreign aid agency, USAID.

The website has disappeared and funding has been halted at the U.S. 's main foreign aid agency, USAID.

The website has disappeared and funding has been halted at the U.S. 's main foreign aid agency, USAID.

Elon Musk claims he has the president's approval to close it. Can he legally do that? I'm Michelle Martin, that's Steve Inskeep, and this is Up First from NPR News.

Elon Musk claims he has the president's approval to close it. Can he legally do that? I'm Michelle Martin, that's Steve Inskeep, and this is Up First from NPR News.

Elon Musk claims he has the president's approval to close it. Can he legally do that? I'm Michelle Martin, that's Steve Inskeep, and this is Up First from NPR News.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington, D.C. today.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington, D.C. today.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington, D.C. today.

Overnight, USAID employees received an email stating the Washington headquarters is closed and telling them to stay home and work remotely today.

Overnight, USAID employees received an email stating the Washington headquarters is closed and telling them to stay home and work remotely today.

Overnight, USAID employees received an email stating the Washington headquarters is closed and telling them to stay home and work remotely today.

White House correspondent Franco Ordonez has been following all this, and he's with us now to tell us what he knows. Good morning, Franco.

White House correspondent Franco Ordonez has been following all this, and he's with us now to tell us what he knows. Good morning, Franco.

White House correspondent Franco Ordonez has been following all this, and he's with us now to tell us what he knows. Good morning, Franco.

So the president said something to reporters about this last night. What did he have to say?

So the president said something to reporters about this last night. What did he have to say?

So the president said something to reporters about this last night. What did he have to say?

Did he give any evidence that this agency, as he said, is run by radical lunatics?

Did he give any evidence that this agency, as he said, is run by radical lunatics?