Trump, Carl J. Nichols and USAID

Judge gives go-ahead for the Trump administration to gut USAID's workforce
A federal judge paved the way for the Trump administration to move forward with plans to remove thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development workers from their jobs.
Judge gives Trump the go-ahead to continue putting USAID employees on leave
Judge Carl Nichols in a Friday ruling allowed President Donald Trump's staff reductions in the US Agency for International Development to proceed.
Judge allows Trump administration to resume placing USAID workers on leave
USAID may resume placing employees on administrative leave as Elon Musk and DOGE try to eliminate the agency entirely.
Judge denies bid to block Trump administration from placing USAID workers on leave
President Trump has targeted the U.S. Agency for International Development as part of his plan to shrink the size of the federal government.
USAID workers send message to Trump on boxes while leaving office for last time
Sacked USAID staffers left their Washington, D.C., offices carrying boxes scrawled with defiant messages directed at President Donald Trump.
Judge clears way for Trump admin to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the job
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency have moved swiftly to shutter USAID, asserting without evidence that its work is wasteful and out of line with the president’s agenda.
Judge lets Trump administration proceed with mass recall of USAID workers overseas
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said initial claims that agency staffers and their families could be in physical danger proved to be “overstated.”
Judge extends pause on Trump dismantling of USAID through February 21
A federal judge has extended the pause on the Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID for another week after an extensive hearing Thursday.
USAID contractors ask judge to hold Trump admin in civil contempt for violating order to lift spending freeze
A coalition of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contractors and nonprofits who claim President Trump’s executive order to freeze foreign aid could irreparably harm their
Judge says Trump administration made a ‘mess’ of plans for overseas USAID workers
The judge said the Trump administration’s latest statement contradicted a “crystal clear” understanding about how overseas government workers would be treated.
Trump Administration Keeps USAID Contracts Frozen Despite Court Order
The Trump administration said in a court filing late Tuesday night that it is not disbursing funds for thousands of foreign aid contracts and grants despite a federal judge's order last week to lift a widespread freeze on foreign aid funding.
US judge clears way for USAID to put more than 2,000 employees on leave
A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to put more than 2,000 U.S. Agency for International ...
Judge clears path to pull USAID personnel off the job
A Trump-appointed judge on Friday greenlighted the administration’s plans to place thousands of U.S. Agency for International ...
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Judge, convinced of overseas employees’ safety, denies injunction against USAID
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols’ ruling Friday clears the way for the Trump administration to place the vast majority of ...
Trump administration stalling medical evacuation for USAID staffers, spouses in peril, suits charge
As many as 25 USAID staffers and spouses in the later stages of high-risk pregnancies overseas say they have been left in ...