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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch. The Trump administration and its

ally Elon Musk upend the U.S. Agency for International Development in what might be a test case

for the new Department of Government Efficiency. But how far can they and President Trump go on

executive authority alone?

Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal.

We're joined today by my colleagues, editorial board members, Colin Levy, and Manet Uquay-Brua.

The U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, is America's humanitarian and foreign aid

agency. It used to have about 10,000 employees

around two-thirds of them overseas, but it has now become one of the first targets of Elon Musk's

Department of Government Efficiency, or Doge. By Monday, the agency's main building in Washington

had been closed.

And this now is the message on the USAID website as we are taping this on Wednesday afternoon.

It says by Friday, all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally, with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission

critical functions, core leadership, and specially designated programs.

It goes on to say that personnel currently outside the United States is working on a plan

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