Day: February 2, 2025

Source familiar w/ situation at USAID: “career people now on administrative leave is over 100 — last night the majority of staff in the legislative and public affairs bureau lost access to their emails, implying they’ve been put on admin leave although this was never communicated…

— Sam Stein (@samstein) February 2, 2025

“@USAID is, by statute, an independent establishment outside of @StateDept. Any proposal to modify that structure would require an Act of Congress.”

– @SenatorShaheen, @SenBrianSchatz, @RepGregoryMeeks & @RepLoisFrankel to Acting Administrator Jason Gray⬇️https://t.co/5viJBGzMfb

— Senate Foreign Relations Committee (@SFRCdems) February 1, 2025

Panama’s President: Panama will not renew the memo 2017 with China on its Belt and Road Initiative. Panama will study the ability to end the agreement earlier than its end date in a year or two.

This comes after SecState Rubio’s visit to Panama today. https://t.co/a1Su4baxTj

— Alex Ward (@alexbward) February 2, 2025

DOGE’s attempt to bulldoze its way into classified systems is part of a broader agenda to dismantle US foreign aid and soft power.

Broligarchs don’t get an all-access pass to America’s most sensitive info—our security and global leadership are not for sale. https://t.co/fYAZgtJsPg

— House Foreign Affairs Committee Dems (@HouseForeign) February 2, 2025