The Closure of USAID

A few RINOS and Democrats question DOGE's authority

You’d think lawmakers would know their place on Capitol Hill— they were voted in by their constituents, after all.

However, billionaire Elon Musk was not voted in but appointed to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), although Trump was voted in for this reason.

Now, a few weeks into President Donald Trump’s second administration, some lawmakers are starting to question Musk’s authority as he locks federal workers out of the U.S. Agency for International Aid (USAID), The Hill reported.

Lawmakers are left questioning how Musk can do that in light of the agency being funded by Congress.

The State Department on Friday formally notified Congress of the closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development with the remaining operations and programs now run by the diplomatic agency.

Later Friday, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., allowed Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to resume efforts to dismantle the agency.

The three-panel decision unanimously lifted an order two weeks ago by a federal district judge that the shutdown would deprive Congress of its constitutional authority on whether to close an agency.

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