USAID staffers turned away from offices even after court suspends leave order

Officials and federal officers have turned away scores of U.S. Agency for International staffers who showed up for work at its Washington headquarters. It comes after a court temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that would have pulled all but a fraction of workers off the job worldwide. A front desk officer told a steady stream of agency staffers Monday that they weren't on a list of people allowed to enter. A man who had earlier identified himself as a USAID official told them: “Just go.” Workers embraced who had not seen each other since President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk began dismantling USAID and its programs worldwide three weeks ago.