USAID workers are warning that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is throwing foreign aid into chaos and the agency’s vital HIV/AIDS work is still being blocked — despite the Trump administration stating “lifesaving” programs would be exempt from the freeze.

The Trump Administration claims it is allowing "lifesaving" foreign aid to continue, but in reality, DOGE is preventing vital work on HIV and AIDS from saving lives.

The USAID systems the DOGE team tried to access included personnel files, three sources familiar with the events told NBC News.

Democratic lawmakers say shutting down the U.S. Agency for International Development is illegal, vowing legal challenges.