President Trump has called for the complete closure of the Agency for International Development - the US government's main provider of humanitarian aid - accusing it of fraud and corruption.
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With thousands of staff put on indefinite or administrative leave today - it's all part of Elon Musk's plans to remake the federal government.
But humanitarian organisations have warned that people could die if funding is pulled, while Democrats worry about presidential overreach.
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