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On Friday, a federal judge cleared the way for the Trump administration to put thousands of USAid workers on leave. Photograph: Haiyun Jiang/New York Timesdepartment of government efficiency has led an effort to gut the US Agency for International Development, the main delivery mechanism for American foreign assistance and a critical tool of US “soft power” for winning influence abroad.
“I regret to inform you that you are affected by a reduction in force action,” said an email sent to one of the workers being fired that was seen by Reuters. Those who got the note will be let go from federal service, effective from April 24th, the email said. USAid said on its website that just before midnight on Sunday , all direct hires except essential workers will be put on leave and 1,600 USAid personnel in the US would be cut.Eric Adams, the New York mayor at the heart of Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape US justice departmentThe White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. On Friday, a federal judge cleared the way for the Trump administration to put thousands of USAid workers on leave, a setback for government employee unions that are suing over what they have called an effort to dismantle it. Two former senior USAid officials estimated that a majority of some 4,600 USAid personnel, career US civil service and foreign service staffers, would be placed on administrative leave. “This administration and secretary Rubio are shortsighted in cutting into the expertise and unique crisis response capacity of the US,” said Marcia Wong, one of the former officials. “When disease outbreaks occur, populations displaced, these USAid experts are on the ground and first deployed to help stabilise and provide aid.” Trump ordered a 90-day pause on foreign aid shortly after taking office on January 20th, halting funding for everything from programmes that fight starvation and deadly diseases to providing shelters for millions of displaced people across the globe. The administration has approved exceptions to the freeze totalling $5.3 billion , mostly for security and counter-narcotics programmes, according to a list of exemptions reviewed by Reuters that included limited humanitarian relief. USAid programs got less than $100 million in exemptions, compared to roughly $40 billion in programmes it administered annually before the freeze. – ReutersUkraine war anniversary: how US rhetoric has changed over three yearsNewlyweds land job as caretakers of Great Blasket Island Dancing with the Stars: Gearóid Farrelly hit by nerves during dance-off but Kevin Dundon somehow lives onMortgage-free in a cosy cottage before age 40: ‘I don’t have any savings, but I don’t have any debt either’ Woman living in home owned by ex-partner fails to further defer its sale and get bigger share of sale proceedsRussia wants long-term Ukraine peace deal, not quick US-backed ceasefire, diplomat says
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