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Trump administration firing 2,000 USAID employees

The Trump administration is putting USAID staffers on leave worldwide and firing at least 1,600

The Trump administration said Sunday that it is eliminating 2,000 positions at the U.S. Agency for International Development and placing all but a fraction of other staffers worldwide on leave.

al.com · 4h

Trump administration firing 2,000 USAID workers, putting thousands on leave

The move was the latest and one of the biggest steps yet toward what rump and cost-cutting ally Elon Musk say is their goal of gutting the 6-decade-old aid and development agency in a broader campaign to slash the size of the federal government.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 1h

Trump administration firing 2,000 USAID employees after judge paves way for move

The move from President Donald Trump was made just days after a federal judge denied a request from two labor unions to block further cuts at USAID.

Trump goes on ‘unprecedented’ Pentagon firing spree

FOX News on MSN · 10h

Trump goes on ‘unprecedented’ Pentagon firing spree: report

President Donald Trump went on an "unprecedented" shakeup of the Pentagon over the weekend, firing the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and several other top officers.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

Trump Fires Top Pentagon Officers in Sweeping Overhaul

The nominee to replace Gen. CQ Brown, the second Black officer to serve in the Pentagon’s senior military post, is a retired Air Force general.

The Hill on MSN · 1d

Democrats and former defense officials rail against ‘pure pettiness’ of Trump Pentagon firings

Democrat lawmakers and former national security leaders are furious over President Trump’s Friday night massacre of top Pentagon leadership, which they warned was a dangerous polarization of the military at a time of major geopolitical turmoil.

Hegseth defends Trump’s Joint Chiefs firing

The Associated Press on MSN · 10h

Hegseth defends Trump’s Joint Chiefs firing: ‘There are lots of presidents who made changes’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (right) is defending President Donald Trump's decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The two are shown after arriving at the Pentagon, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

The New York Times · 1d

Firing of Joint Chiefs Chairman and Others Draws Criticism

Democratic lawmakers and retired military officers expressed concern about the politicization of the military under President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 6h

Hegseth defends Trump’s firing of Joint Staff Chairman Gen. CQ Brown

Trump will nominate retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine to serve as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which will require Senate confirmation.

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Idaho murders case: Bryan Kohberger’s likelihood of firing squad execution if convicted increases

A bill to make death by firing squad the main method of execution in Idaho is moving to the Senate floor for a vote as Bryan ...

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MSNBC’s firing of Joy Reid, an assault on black women

MSNBC is canceling Joy Reid's 7 p.m. show, "The ReidOut." The timing is particularly striking as Donald Trump makes headlines ...

'Barbaric': Inmate chooses death by firing squad for execution in South Carolina next month

Brad Keith Sigmon is set to be executed by firing squad on March 7 for the 2001 beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend's parents, David and Gladys Larke.

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Condemned South Carolina killer chooses to be executed by firing squad

Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die by a firing squad. He would be the first U.S. inmate shot to death in an execution in 15 years.