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The flag of the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, flies in front of the USAID office in Washington, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Fighting over USAID: Your guide to America’s foreign aid battle

The fight over America's main foreign aid agency has suddenly become front-page news, with President Donald Trump and Elon Musk pushing to shut it down while Democrats argue they can't. Here's what you need to know about USAID and the brewing battle over its future:

February 3, 2025
President Donald Trump speaks as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Liberals arm up with cash, counseling for Trump 2.0

President Donald Trump's aggressive start to his new term has sparked responses ranging from organized resistance to mental health coping strategies as liberals face his return to power.

February 3, 2025
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, claps as Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk prepares to depart after speaking at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, on Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Inside Musk’s trillion-dollar bet on Trump’s deregulation agenda

Tesla's stock market value has surged by half a trillion dollars since the presidential election, reflecting investor optimism about Elon Musk's strengthened position under the Trump administration. Despite disappointing financial results and declining sales in 2024, Tesla's stock continues to climb.

February 3, 2025
A security person moves journalists away from the Wuhan Institute of Virology after a World Health Organization team arrived for a field visit in Wuhan in China's Hubei province, Feb. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

CIA report reignites debate over natural vs. laboratory COVID origins

The CIA has released a new assessment concluding that COVID-19 most likely originated from a laboratory in China, though the agency acknowledges it has "low confidence" in this finding. The assessment, declassified under recently appointed CIA Director John Ratcliffe, wasn't based on new intelligence but rather a fresh analysis of existing data.

January 25, 2025
In this image made from video, hunters hold the iguanas they catch in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan on Jan 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Wu Taijing)

Pet iguanas gone wild: Taiwan battles 200,000-strong reptile invasion

Taiwan's agricultural sector is facing an unprecedented challenge as authorities announce plans to cull up to 120,000 green iguanas that are threatening the island's farming communities. The invasive species, which has flourished in Taiwan's southern and central regions, has grown to an estimated population of 200,000, according to Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency official Chiu Kuo-hao.

January 23, 2025
An Islamic State flag lies on the ground rolled up behind the pickup truck that Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

House Republicans release alarming report on national security threats

A major report from the House Homeland Security Committee warns that U.S. national security defenses are deteriorating while extremist threats continue to rise. The "Terror Threat Snapshot," exclusively shared with The Washington Times before its Wednesday release, highlights mounting jihadi dangers and domestic security challenges facing the Trump administration.

January 23, 2025
Israeli army chief Herzi Halevi lays a wreath during a ceremony marking Memorial Day for fallen soldiers of Israel's wars and victims of attacks at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl military cemetery Monday, May 13, 2024. (Gil Cohen-Magen/Pool Photo via AP)

Top Israeli general steps down as Gaza ceasefire takes hold

Israel's military leadership experienced a significant shake-up as Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, the country's top general, announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing the security and intelligence failures surrounding Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

January 21, 2025