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Trump administration ends funding for UN program fighting HIV/Aids

Peter Marocco sends letter to UNAids terminating US involvement in serious blow to live-saving health service. US politics live – latest updates The Trump administration has terminated its ...
The Guardian - 4d
Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling

Using an arcane law, officials have effectively delayed funding from the National Institutes of Health, leaving medical studies in jeopardy.
The New York Times - Feb. 21
Trump administration fires workers at NIH Alzheimer's research center

The center's incoming director was among those terminated.
ABC News - Feb. 22
Bank accounts for $20B climate program frozen amid Trump administration scrutiny

The bank accounts of nonprofits administering a $20 billion climate program have been frozen as the program faces significant scrutiny from the Trump administration. One grant recipient has ...
The Hill - Feb. 24
Judge blocks Trump's executive order ending federal support for DEI programs

A federal judge has blocked a sweeping executive order from President Trump that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
CBS News - Feb. 21
Apple shareholders vote against ending DEI program amid Trump crackdown

Vote vindicates tech company’s decision to uphold diversity initiatives as other firms give into pressure from president. Apple shareholders voted down an attempt to pressure the technology ...
The Guardian - 6d
Trump Administration Has Fired Health Inspectors at Some Border Stations

Scientists worry that the losses may open the door to human, plant and animal diseases that would otherwise have been caught.
The New York Times - Feb. 19
Trump administration ends TPS protections for half a million Haitians

The decision means Haitians would lose work permits and could be eligible to be removed from the country by August.
CBS News - Feb. 21
Senate Democrats urge Trump administration to end Colorado River funding freeze

Senate Democrats from the U.S. West on Monday urged the Department of the Interior to end a funding freeze that could endanger the flow of the Colorado River. The lawmakers, from California, Nevada ...
The Hill - 11h
USAID cuts could send global health into chaos

The Trump administration's decision to end almost all foreign aid spending from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is poised to plunge global health into chaos. The ...
The Hill - 1d
Trump's ending of 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts slams programs around the world

Health groups and non-governmental organizations have expressed surprise and outrage and say many humanitarian programs will collapse after the Trump administration’s decision to cut 90% of USAID’s ...
ABC News - 4d
Judge Blocks Trump’s Plan to End Funds for Trans Youth Health Providers in 4 States

The states — Washington, Oregon, Minnesota and Colorado — had sued to block President Trump’s plan to withhold federal funds from hospitals that offer transgender treatment to people under 19.
The New York Times - 2d
Judge Extends Block to Huge Cuts in National Institutes of Health Research Funding

Healthcare organizations and 22 states have sued to stop the cuts. The case is expected to reach the Supreme Court.
Inc. - Feb. 21
DOGE cuts at 9/11 health program may impact first responders

Advocates for those sickened by toxins from the massive debris of 9/11 are calling on President Trump to immediately reverse cuts he made to the World Trade Center Health Program. Anthony Gardner, ...
CBS News - Feb. 20
White House restores 9/11 health program funding after uproar

The White House restored funding for the 9/11 first responder survivors' health program after an uproar from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle ensued following the Department of Government ...
The Hill - Feb. 21
President Trump’s Cuts to Medical Research

How government cuts are slowing research.
The New York Times - 6d
China's EV maker XPeng eyes doubling global presence by year's end

Yahoo News - Feb. 22
Apple shareholders reject outside proposal to end DEI programs

The rejection signals that investors still see value in Apple's diversity programs.
CNBC - 6d
Huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding go before a federal judge

A court battle is set to resume over the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in medical research funding
ABC News - Feb. 21
Huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding go before a federal judge

A court battle is set to resume over the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in medical research funding
ABC News - Feb. 21
Outcry as Trump withdraws support for research that mentions ‘climate’

US government stripping funds from domestic and overseas research amid warnings for health and public safety. The Trump administration is stripping away support for scientific research in the US ...
The Guardian - Feb. 21
The Small Business Administration is a failed experiment that should be ended now

The SBA was an experiment that never really succeeded. Considering how everything in the federal government is now being scrutinized, now may be the right time to end that experiment.
The Hill - 5d
Democrats call for Education Department to rescind threats to end to federal funding for schools with DEI programs

A group of Democrats are calling on the Department of Education to rescind threats of defunding schools with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. The Hill received an exclusive look at ...
The Hill - 3d
Trump halts medical research funding in apparent violation of judge’s order

Health department orders NIH to hold Federal Register submissions – critical step in process for funding studies. The Trump administration has blocked a crucial step in the National Institutes of ...
The Guardian - Feb. 23
Why President Trump is pursuing a 'sledgehammer' approach with tariffs and global trade deals

President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff plans covering many key economic allies and trading partners of the U.S. has support by the numbers.
CNBC - Feb. 20
Global Right-Wing Leaders Revel in a Renewed Fight, Supercharged by Trump

Emissaries of far-right parties overseas, gathering this week at the Conservative Political Action Conference near Washington, described a resurgence spanning continents, buoyed by the U.S. president.
The New York Times - Feb. 22
Trump adds ‘gold card’ to global cash-for-visas competition

Rivals to $5mn scheme have drawn Chinese, Russian and other wealthy investors, but raised concerns about money laundering
Financial Times - 5d
Global implications of White House argument between Trump and Zelenskyy

The ripple effects of an explosive argument between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Trump and Vice President JD Vance are being felt around the world. Margaret Brennan has more.
CBS News - 3d
CBC calls Trump suspension of USDA 1890 Scholars program 'outrageous'

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is calling on President Trump to reinstate an education program designed to support students from rural and underserved communities pursuing degrees in ...
The Hill - Feb. 21
US judge blocks Trump’s suspension of refugee resettlement program

US district judge in Seattle says Trump’s executive order exceeded his powers by shutting down program. A federal judge has blocked Donald Trump’s attempt to suspend the US’s refugee admission ...
The Guardian - 6d
Trump believes 'gold cards' for immigration could be a 'very successful program'

President Trump was asked about the "gold card" path to immigration he proposed and told reporters he believed it could be used to pay off debts and allow companies to pay for workers from other ...
NBC News - 5d
Trump Claims Power to Fire Administrative Law Judges at Will

The Justice Department said a law protecting the officials from arbitrary removal is an unconstitutional intrusion on presidential authority.
The New York Times - Feb. 21
Latest news on Trump administration's mass layoffs

Thousands of Americans who worked as federal employees are out of a job and more cuts are coming after a federal judge allowed the Trump administration's mass layoffs plan to continue. CBS News' ...
CBS News - Feb. 21
Trump administration reassigns acting ICE director

The Trump administration is replacing the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) amid simmering from some officials about deportation numbers. A Department of Homeland Security ...
The Hill - Feb. 21
Trump 'thinking about' absorbing Postal Service into administration

President Trump said Friday he was considering merging the U.S. Postal Service into his administration, calling the agency a “tremendous loser” of money. “We want to have a post office that works ...
The Hill - Feb. 21
Trump Administration Shakes Up ICE Leadership

The leadership change comes as the president aims to make good on a promise of mass deportations and arrests of undocumented immigrants across the United States.
The New York Times - Feb. 21
Trump administration reassigning acting ICE director

The Trump administration has removed Caleb Vitello, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
NBC News - Feb. 21
Trump Administration Moves More Migrants to Guantánamo Bay

The base had been cleared of migrants since Thursday, after the government sent 177 to Venezuela and one back to the United States.
The New York Times - Feb. 24
Trump administration fires key Pentagon officials

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is defending the Trump administration's decision to fire several high-ranking officials at the Pentagon. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes ...
CBS News - Feb. 24

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