Protests again USAID closure in Washington

The Trump administration said it would lock U.S. Agency for International Development workers out of their headquarters in downtown Washington DC for a second day on Tuesday as it moved to shutter the agency, prompting two Democratic senators to vow to block confirmations of State Department nominees in protest.
Monday's lockout added to the chaos that has consumed the agency, which distributes billions of dollars of humanitarian aid around the world, since Trump ordered a freeze on most U.S. foreign aid hours after taking office on Jan. 20.

A group of House and Senate Democrats who attempted to access the headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development on Monday were denied entry.

It's likely the first physical standoff between congressional Democrats and the second Trump administration — though it may not be the last as Democrats ratchet up their resistance to the new president.