April 20, 2025
The cuts are a prelude to a Mar 26 fiscal statement which is set to be the moment when pre-election promises to limit tax rises and tightly control borrowing meet reality
Several employees at Voice of America are placed on paid leave
USAID said on its website that all direct hires except essential workers will be put on leave and 1,600 USAID personnel in the US would be cut.
"This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy," said Musk, holding the gleaming power tool aloft at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland