USAID takeover is unconstitutional, lawmakers say

The Trump administration’s move to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development is illegal and unconstitutional, a group of House and Senate Democrats told a large crowd of people protesting outside of the organization’s headquarters on Monday in Washington, D.C. “USAID was established by an act of Congress, and it can only be disbanded by an act of Congress,” said Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.). USAID personnel at the agency’s Washington headquarters were instructed overnight not to come into the office and to work remotely, except for employees with essential on-site…

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Purging the Government Could Backfire Spectacularly

The U.S. federal government manages a larger portfolio of risks than any other institution in the history of the world. In just the past few weeks, wildfires raged across Southern California, a commercial flight crashed over the Potomac, a powerful Chinese-developed AI model launched to great fanfare, the nuclear-weapons Doomsday Clock reached its closest point ever to midnight, a new strain of avian flu continued its spread across the globe, and interest rates on long-term government bonds surged—a sign that investors are worried about America’s fiscal future. The responsibility of…

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SHAKE UP CRONYISM: Ted Cruz Weighs in on RFK Vote

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Ted Cruz offered a full-throated endorsement to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. “I am going to vote for Bobby Kennedy, because I think he’s a change agent who has the courage to take on some of the corruption at HHS,” the Texas Republican told The Daily Signal in a statement Friday. “Bobby Kennedy is going to shake up the cronyism that has characterized HHS,” Cruz added. “Additionally, a lot of Americans are concerned…

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What to Know and What to Do About the White House Funding Freeze Chaos

Donald Trump just issued an order that will immediately stop federal funding and hurt American families. Healthcare will be cut. Preschools will be forced to close. Services for seniors will end. While advocates were able to file a successful appeal with the courts to halt Trump from continuing to move forward, Trump wants this fight to erupt and to disrupt the lives of his opponents and millions of everyday Americans. This is another way for Trump to make people’s everyday lives harder and hurt their wallets while giving tax cuts…

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