Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content.Here’s what’s happening…-Trump admin deporting illegal immigrants convicted of a crime is wildly popular among New York voters: poll-Trump administrations say tariffs are crucial to combating ‘drug war’-Army saw spike in deadly aviation accidents in year before DC plane crash disasterOffice lock outU.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) staffers were told in an email that its Washington headquarters would be closed to staffers Monday, two sources confirmed to Fox News Digital.Some staffers reported getting locked out of the USAID computer systems overnight, according to The Associated Press. People who remained in the system got emails stating that “at the direction of Agency leadership” the headquarters facility “will be closed to Agency personnel on Monday, Feb. 3.”Elon Musk, who is spearheading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effort, had said during an X spaces conversation that President Donald Trump agreed that USAID, which distributes humanitarian, development and security assistance across the world, should be shut down…Read more President-elect Donald Trump greets Elon Musk as he arrives to attend a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)White HouseNO MORE PROTECTION: Trump admin ends deportation protections for massive number of Venezuelans amid illegal immigration crackdown…Read moreNARCOTICS CRACKDOWN: Counter-drug sea drones utilized by Navy as Trump ramps up military resources at the border…Read more Fentanyl pills discovered by the DEA, left, and President Donald Trump, right (DEA/Getty)NEW MISSION: Biden policies spurred Trump’s ‘quick and drastic’ moves to bolster border security, expert says…Read moreWorld StageTARIFF PAUSE: Mexico agrees to deploy 10,000 troops to US border in exchange for tariff pause…Read moreFUNDING VEHICLE: Biden admin repeatedly used USAID to push abortion in Africa…Read moreRUBIO IN CHARGE: Secretary of State Rubio confirms he’s acting administrator of USAID…Read more TOPSHOT – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio boards a plane en route to El Salvador at Panama Pacifico International Airport in Panama City on February 3, 2025. Rubio is in Panama on a two-day official visit. (MARK SCHIEFELBEIN/Pool AP/AFP via Getty Images)Capitol HillRECORD HAUL: Record breaking haul for Senate Republican campaign committee…Read moreWORKING THE PHONE: RFK Jr. spent weekend talking to key senator who could make or break his confirmation…Read moreTHE WRIGHT VOTE: Senate to hold confirmation vote on Trump’s pick to lead the energy department…Read more’TERRIBLE IDEA’: Dems claim Trump tariff could ‘drive up’ costs despite deflecting blame from Biden’s inflation…Read moreTARGET LIST: Trump-aligned group putting pressure on Republican senators in push to confirm RFK Jr….Read more US Secretary of Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (L) confers with an aide during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be Health and Human Services Secretary, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 29, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (Getty)DOGE HOUSE: GOP hardliners rally around Trump, Musk rollbacks to key government agency…Read moreRUNNING THE CLOCK: GOP rebels’ fury over spending cuts may force Trump budget bill to miss key deadline…Read more Across America ‘HALLOWEEN PARTY’: Social media roasts Noem over unique style choices…Read more’AMERICA FIRST’: Largest steel producer in US announces support of Trump tariffs…Read moreMANPOWER BOOST: Texas National Guard deputized to make immigration arrests…Read more This split shows Greg Abbott, Texas Gov., and troops at the southern border. (Getty)’GOOD LUCK’: New Jersey governor houses migrant at his house, tells feds ‘good luck’ trying to get her…Read moreBATTLE OF THE AGs: Republican state AGs back Trump birthright citizenship order in court filing: ‘Taxpayers are on the hook’…Read moreNO SANCTUARY SCHOOLS?: Oklahoma superintendent hits back over CNN clash over ICE raids, rejects ‘sanctuary schools’…Read moreCURING THE ‘WOKE VIRUS’: DEI office closures at universities pile up after another state orders end to ‘woke virus’…Read moreGet the latest updates on the Trump administration and Congress, exclusive interviews and more on FoxNews.com. This article was written by Fox News staff.
Fox News Politics Newsletter: Closing up shop at USAID
