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Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. You can get in touch with Gabe by emailing [email protected]. Find him on Twitter @GabeWhisnant.
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A union representing U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contractors asked a federal judge on Tuesday to intervene in the potential destruction of classified documents. The request followed an internal email directing staffers to assist in burning and shredding agency records.Judge Carl Nichols set a Wednesday morning deadline for both the plaintiffs and the government to submit briefs on the matter. A person familiar with the email, speaking anonymously due to fear of reprisal, confirmed to the Associated Press that it was sent to at least some essential personnel.The request comes amid the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle USAID, which has included cutting off most federal funding, terminating 83% of humanitarian and development programs, reducing staff to a few hundred, and shutting down the agency’s Washington headquarters.This is a developing news story and will be updated as more information is available.
A union representing U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contractors asked a federal judge on Tuesday to intervene in the potential destruction of classified documents.
A union representing U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contractors asked a federal judge on Tuesday to intervene in the potential destruction of classified documents.
