Purge of USAID programs completed under Rubio plan
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on X that the six decade old USAID has been cut to 18 percent of its programs, to be managed under the State Department. He said about 5,200 of 6,200 programs were eliminated, with staff urged to relocate to the United States on the government dime by April 6, amid lawsuits and criticism from former diplomats and aid groups.
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Young fellows face uncertainty as federal program ends
Washington report details the collapse of the Presidential Management Fellows program under a Trump order, dissolving a two year probation path for hundreds of highly qualified civil servants. Veterans like Jenn Kauffman Sydney Smith Bianca Nelson and Madeleine Parker recount layoffs, lost housing plans, and worries about brain drain in public service.
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Trump touts Gilded Age tariffs as path to riches
Trump frames the 1890s as the nation’s peak, praising tariffs and McKinley while arguing protectionism could reshape today’s economy. Experts counter that growth then owed more to other factors and warn against reviving era policies.
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