deal. and the uk government demands access to encrypted data stored by apple icloud users worldwide to help tackle crime. hello. i'm nicky schiller. welcome to programme. blocked some of president donald trump's plans which had notified workers that almost all staff at the world's a few hundred. headquarters, where crews

were seen removing the signs. america's role in foreign aid assistance, but the dismantling of usaid is facing intense criticism at home and abroad. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal has more. set up by president kennedy in 1961. but it's long been criticised, especially by republicans who claim it's mismanaged. when you look at usaid, that's a fraud, the whole thing is a fraud. very little being put to good use.

he hasn't offered any evidence of those claims but today of line with his policy agenda. 32,000 for a transgender comic book in peru. budget goes on food aid and health care, vital it said stop everything you are doing globally right now, stop it, no matter the human consequences. we have stories of kids who were going in for their tb long line waiting out in the hot sun got the tb medicine, everybody else told to go home.

richest man, elon musk. spending, with musk posting on his x platform staff have been protesting. some essential programmes will be kept on, like funding for the global aids response. we are seeing a lot of disruption of delivery level. worker contracts that are funded by us assistance, and all of these in all regions of ethiopia have been terminated. in the trump administration's moves to gut the agency are raising fears lives may be lost and that america powers rush to fill the void. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.

nomia iqbal reporting. you what this ruling from the judge means you what this ruling from thejudge means in practical terms? ruling from the judge means in practical terms?— practicalterms? well, there is still a lot i uncertainty - practicalterms? well, there is still a lot i uncertainty over . em] mm judge in this because the judge in this it seems short—term really it seems short—term order is given a reprieve to just over of just over 2000 of usaid's workers so there really is no mention of the others. we know is an organisation that this is an organisation that employs 10,000 people the 7 """;ih’e’w;}la',"” around the world, about two—thirds of those overseas. are people who had been those are people who had been told they would be expected to the united states a the united states a month. ited states a month. the states a month. the 'ud-e's within a month. thejudge's ruling offers a reprieve to within a month. thejudge's ruling few. 5 a reprieve to within a month. thejudge's ruling few. the eprieve to within a month. thejudge's ruling few. the others i to within a month. thejudge's ruling few. the others in) those few. the others in terms of what will happen to them, seems uncertain at the that seems uncertain at the moment. but the judge also said for those put on unpaid leave, must be retained. in other

they can't be sacked. can't y can't be sacked. can't lose it be sacked. can't lose their sacked. can't lose their 'obs ed. can't lose their 'obs for period �*t lose theirjobs for period of ose theirjobs for period of one theirjobs for period of one week, ibs for a period of one week, until february 1a. this is short—term in terms of this injunction. no doubt as the court continues to look at the arguments put forward by these two unions arguing that this organisation, that this agency, be that this agency, should be saved. . , saved. on the arguments, the lawsuit does _ saved. on the arguments, the lawsuit does - that - lawsuit does argue that president trump's plans violated the us constitution, arguing only congress can dismantle the organisation. i to get more legal would likely to get more legal arguments and more legal cases? i think we likely to get i think we are likely to get that. other organisations could come forward with legal cases as well, pressure on as well, putting pressure on the government. as you know, the government. as you know, the legal process this the government. as you know, the leg�* can ocess this the government. as you know, the leg�* can sometimes. the government. as you know, the leg�* can sometimes move country can sometimes move slowly. and if it isn't quite slowly. and if it isn't on one quite slewty. and if it isn't on one court, it can settled on one court, it can go to court. so this to a higher court. so this could well turn into battle could well turn into a battle between the trump

administration and the courts. administration and the ceurts, ,,. ,. , ,, ,, . ,, is interesting. argument it is interesting. the argument about and the about congress and the constitution, the argument constitution. the argument , , the constitution. the argument, , the funding was initially being the funding was initially agreed by congress and at least as far as the union and their 7 is that that means that lawyers is that that means that congress is the only entity can legally decide the that can legally decide the future this and future of this organisation and . isn't necessarily, they it isn't necessarily, they argue, within the of the it isn't necessarily, they - argue, wit_ of the it isn't necessarily, they arue, wit ~ . | president. meanwhile, peter, what about — president. meanwhile, peter, what about the _ president. meanwhile, peter, what about the work - president. meanwhile, peter, l what about the work - usaid what about the work that usaid does around the how much does around the world? how much of that has been put on hold or halted? pt, of that has been put on hold or halted? �* t, t, of that has been put on hold or halted? �* ., ., ., , of that has been put on hold or halted? �* ., ., .,, , halted? a lot of it has been ut on halted? a lot of it has been put on hold- _ halted? a lot of it has been put on hold. we _ halted? a lot of it has been put on hold. we have - halted? a lot of it has been j put on hold. we have heard halted? a lot of it has been - put on hold. we have heard from are organisations that are obviously working in with the staff is association with the staff is still here the united still here in the united states. but the many american staff overseas, they simply —7" — r" to put those 77 to put those programmes have to put those programmes on hold. these are programmes that gogd. these are programmes that focused on are primarily focused on humanitarian aid or on health humanitarian. aid of eh hfieath ’ ’ ” ” ”"” preventing diseases piggjects. preventing diseases... spreading, perhaps another virus

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president and his team. and massively slashing the us agency forforeign aid competitions, mrtrump, elon musk and the rest of his team have pressed on with their agenda. politico. let's start president biden revoking joe biden public security not a surprise? i don't thinkjoe biden was spending a huge amount of time over these reports, oéhe these reports, oéhe colild reports, oéhe colild read rts, 7 (he 4mm; 7 7 (he aim}; to n'eh’ because he could read the new york times �*politico to find york times or politico to find out what is going on in the and especially since he no lon-er president, is no longer president, you don't want the burden of t abouified ’ hearing about classified information you can not do information when you can not do anything it. the anything about it. the former president's team is not president's teem'is net "*"'*'*”"* and, president's teem'is' net ' ” ' and, but, of feseeh'dihg and. but. at seufss. they would be talking how 77 how president 77 how president biden 77 how president biden was about how president biden was never accused of bringing lots of classified documents in many

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unitary executive theory in terms of how congress is the fanged right now. the have been cowed. republicans have been cowed. they be subject to they don't be subject to primary challenges. —— 7 by donald trump or defanged. by donald trump or elon musk. what is funny how elon musk. what is funny is how elon musk. what is funny is how elon musk. what is funny is how elon musk is playing a big role here as well. he is getting the maxim he is acettin the criticism, he is getting the brunt of the protests, because he is the who is doing cuts he is the one who is doing cuts to usaid, getting access to paymen 2177757???7777777777777”??? payment systems, so he treasury payment systems, so he is almost like donald trump is the good cop, elon musk is a bad cop. that is good news for drug because he isn't as drug because then he isn't as much the villain anymore. and drug because then he isn't as m| i h the villain anymore. and drug because then he isn't as m| i think villain anymore. and drug because then he isn't as m| i think that n anymore. and drug because then he isn't as m| i think that mightnore. and drug because then he isn't as m| i think that might be e. and so i think that might be a little bit of an intentional move by him. —— that is good news for donald trump. our democrats _ to i news for donald trump. our democrats _ to of| democrats responding to of this? , ., , this? they are still scrambling. - this? they are still scrambling. they l this? they are still. scrambling. they are this? they are still- scrambling. they are still licking their wounds. —— how liaising their wounds; —— how ~ . democrats. and trying to are democrats. and trying to work a message going work out a message going forward. 0ne congressman said forward. one congressman said 814 00:10:59,746 --