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Tributes are placed beneath the covered seal of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) at their headquarters in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2025. US President Donald Trump on February 7, 2025 called for USAID to be shuttered, escalating his unprecedented campaign to dismantle the humanitarian agency. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

USAID Inspector General Dismissed Days After Criticizing Trump Admin’s Aid Pause

The Trump administration announced that they have fired the inspector general of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which is currently being accused of widespread fraud and money laundering, after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) discovered a slew of wasteful initiatives that were being funded by U.S. tax dollars.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters from the Resolute Desk after signing an executive order to appoint the deputy administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration in the Oval Office at the White House on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump also signed a memorandum ordering an immediate assessment of aviation safety and ordering an elevation of what he called “competence” over “D.E.I.” (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Lawmakers Divided Over Foreign Aid Freeze

The Trump administration’s foreign aid freeze has lawmakers divided on where they stand with the policy.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) shakes hands with Guatemala's President Bernardo Arevalo after a joint news conference at the Culture Palace in Guatemala City on February 5, 2025. (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ / AFP) (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Guatemalan President Agrees To Accept Deportees Regardless Of Nationality

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo revealed on Wednesday that his country is willing to take in migrants deported under the Trump administration, regardless of nationality.

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) arrives for the first day of the 119th Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) is working to retain the Speakership in the face of opposition within his own party as the 119th Congress holds its first session to vote for a new Speaker of the House. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

AOC Blasted Online After Saying Elon Musk Is ‘Not Smart’

New York Democrat Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) is facing immense mockery and backlash after declaring that SpaceX CEO, X owner, and DOGE head Elon Musk is “not smart.”

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media during a visit to the workshops of aircraft maintenance firm Aeroman in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador on February 3, 2025. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein / POOL AP / AFP) (Photo by MARK SCHIEFELBEIN/POOL AP/AFP via Getty Images)

Rubio Confirms His Position As Acting Director Of USAID

State Secretary Marco Rubio has confirmed that he is now the acting chief of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 11: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on December 11, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Committee held a hearing investigating America's withdrawal from Afghanistan. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

House Foreign Affairs Committee Blasts Blinken On The ‘Tens Of Millions’ Of U.S. Taxpayer Funds Handed To Taliban, Botched Withdrawal

Secretary of State Antony Blinken finally testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday regarding the American taxpayer funds given to the Taliban, in addition to the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal, following months of back-and-forth fighting.