Trump reportedly fires watchdog who oversees USAid after damning report

Paul Martin, an independent inspector general and Biden appointee, warned of drastic effects of shuttering USAid Donald Trump reportedly fired the federal watchdog responsible for overseeing the US Agency for International Development (USAid) on Tuesday, one day after the independent inspector general issued a damning report detailing the impact of the president’s sudden dismantling of … Read more

Australia ‘killing’ US manufacturing with aluminium imports, Trump’s trade adviser says

Peter Navarro’s comments to US media, which follow president’s 25% tariff announcement, were shared on an official Trump administration account on X Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Donald Trump’s trade adviser claims Australia is “crushing” and “killing” America’s manufacturing sector … Read more

‘Save face’: Officials at Liz Warren’s pet project agency dismissed despite telling media they resigned

FIRST ON FOX: Three leaders at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) were placed on administrative leave Tuesday, Fox News Digital confirmed.  The Office of Management and Budget’s Chief Legal Officer Mark Paoletta placed Lorelei Salas, the CFPB’s supervision director, and Eric Halperin, the agency’s enforcement chief, and Zixta Martinez, the agency’s deputy director, on … Read more

Homeland Security puts staff involved in ‘disinformation’ board on administrative leave, review coming

The Department of Homeland Security confirmed on Tuesday that some Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) employees who worked on “mis-, dis-, and malinformation” were put on administrative leave. In a statement to Scripps News, DHS assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin wrote CISA needs to “refocus on its mission,” starting with election security. “The agency is … Read more

USAID inspector general fired days after publishing report critical of aid pause

The White House has fired the inspector general of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Fox News has learned. USAID Inspector General Paul Martin was fired Tuesday, though rather than coming from USAID acting administrator and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the firing reportedly came from the White House Office of Presidential Personnel. The … Read more

President Trump fires inspector general of USAID

President Trump officially fired the inspector general at the U.S. Agency for International Development a day after his office released a report detailing the negative impact of the Trump administration’s dramatic downsizing of the agency, according to a letter obtained by NBC News.