Donald Trump, Elon Musk's deferred resignation program for federal employees blocked: Here's what happened
Thursday, 6 February 2025 () About 40,000 of the approximately 2.3 million employees eligible for the buyout offer have accepted it, according to NBC News and The Washington Post—after a figure of around 20,000 was reported a day earlier. CNN reported that Trump was planning a mass layoff of those employees who did not take the buyout.
Thousands of USAID employees have been laid off and programmes shut down around the world in the two weeks since Trump became president and imposed a sweeping freeze on foreign assistance.
Elon Musk publicly declares his admiration for Donald Trump, saying, "I love Donald Trump as much as a straight man can love another man." Trump reacts to the viral statement during a White House..
Is this the end of the American experiment? Donald Trump, Elon Musk and his administration are flouting the Constitution and making a mockery of the checks and balances that have kept U.S. democracy..
The Trump administration faces legal and political backlash over its move to dismantle USAID. A lawsuit argues that Trump exceeded his authority by shutting down the agency without congressional..