It raised immediate objections from Democrats who argued Trump lacks the constitutional authority to eliminate USAID, which was established by Congress as an independent agency in 1998. The White House said 606 USAID employees had been put on administration leave and 791 personal service contracts were terminated for a projected savings of $128 million.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed he has been named acting administrator of USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development, hours after Elon Musk said early Monday that President Donald Trump “agreed” with him that the independent humanitarian agency should be shut down.

PMTrump says Canada is 'very tough to do business with'Ahead of another call with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at 3 p.m. on tariffs, President Donald Trump criticized Canada as "very tough to do business with.