Trump Expands Executive Authority Amid Controversy Over USAID Dismantling
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President Trump faces backlash as he attempts to dismantle USAID and expand executive authority. Lawmakers are navigating the balance of power while Republicans largely support Trump's controversial actions.
President Donald Trump has attempted to freeze up to hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding and has granted billionaire ally Elon Musk access to sensitive Treasury payment systems responsible for managing trillions of dollars. Alongside this, Trump and Musk are working toward dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), an agency that administers tens of billions of congressionally approved funds annually to foreign allies.
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