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What's next for USAID workers amid Trump changes
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from putting 2,200 U.S. Agency for International Development employees on leave. However, the White House still has the agency ...CBS News - 4d -
Judge blocks Trump's plan to put thousands of USAID workers on leave for now
A federal judge has blocked, at least temporarily, drastic cuts at USAID, but the impact of what the Trump administration is doing is already having serious ripple effects. Margaret Brennan explains.CBS News - 4d -
Judge pauses Trump’s efforts to put thousands of USAID workers on leave
The agency earlier told staff only several hundred employees would remain as the administration cuts foreign aidFinancial Times - 4d -
Trump revokes Biden's security clearance: 'Joe, you're fired'
President Trump said he will be revoking former President Biden’s security clearance and stopping the former commander-in-chief's daily intelligence briefings. “There is no need for Joe Biden to ...The Hill - 4d -
Fire Destroys Ohio Farm Building Holding Thousands of Chickens
The facility in western Ohio was licensed to house about 280,000 young hens raised to lay eggs. The destruction came amid egg shortages linked to an avian influenza outbreak.The New York Times - 4d -
Judge pauses Trump plan to put USAID staff on leave
Judge Carl Nichols said he would be entering a "very limited" temporary restraining order directed at the 2,200 at-risk USAID workers.CNBC - 4d -
All USAID humanitarian work has effectively stopped, officials say
Current and former USAID officials blasted the Trump administration's gutting of the agency, saying it has left critical partners in the lurch and staff in limbo.ABC News - 4d -
Federal judge pauses administrative leave for thousands of USAID employees
A federal judge said he will pause a midnight deadline for the U.S. Agency for International Development to be stripped down to a few hundred workers from a workforce of more than 5,000.NBC News - 4d -
USAID signage stripped from D.C. headquarters amid agency dismantling
Letter by letter, crews removed the signage displaying “U.S. Agency for International Development” from the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington where the agency's headquarters once was. The seal ...NBC News - 4d -
Trump vs the media: US president wages war on the fourth estate
The administration has launched a frontal assault on the traditional news industry at a time when it is in declineFinancial Times - 4d -
Hamas Names 3 Hostages to Be Released in Next Cease-Fire Exchange
The Israelis were identified as Eli Sharabi, Or Levy and Ohad Ben-Ami, all of whom were abducted during the 2023 Hamas-led attack. Israel is expected to let dozens of Palestinian prisoners go in ...The New York Times - 4d -
Ecuador chooses president against backdrop of gang violence
Whoever wins the presidential election will be tasked with restoring security to the country.BBC News - 4d -
The Trauma of Losing Your Home in the Eaton Fire
Daniel Ramirez, a Times audio engineer, writes about the trauma of losing everything in the Eaton fire.The New York Times - 4d -
Former National Labor Relations Board member fired by Trump speaks out
Gwynne Wilcox is suing the president, arguing that he had no legal cause to fire her.CBS News - 4d -
USAID Turmoil Threatens Key Aid Supplies to Gaza, Officials Say
Washington has funded roughly a third of the aid sent to the enclave since the war began. With most agency workers set to be put on leave, officials say that those supplies are under threat.The New York Times - 4d -
How Elon Musk boosted false USAID conspiracy theories to shut down global aid
Elon Musk drove fringe viewpoints on USAID into the mainstream on X, as the Trump administration halted the humanitarian relief agency’s work.NBC News - 5d -
Philippine vice president preparing for impeachment battle but silent on option to resign
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte says her lawyers are preparing for a legal battle in her upcoming impeachment trial but refused to say if resignation is an optionABC News - 5d -
Panama's president rejects U.S. claim of a deal for free canal passage
Panama's president says the State Department's claim of an agreement granting U.S. warships free canal passage was "based on a falsity. And that's intolerable."CBS News - 5d -
Trump’s Vision for Gaza Shifts Away From a Cease-Fire Deal
President Trump’s grandiose plans for the enclave left out any ideas for advancing the cease-fire talks.The New York Times - 5d -
USAID Workforce Slashed From 10,000 to Under 300 as Elon Musk’s DOGE Decimates Agency
The US government’s primary foreign aid organization is losing the vast majority of its staff, forcing the agency’s lifesaving work to screech to a halt.Wired - 5d -
South African president alludes to Trump's threat in speech to the nation: 'We will not be bullied'
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared to respond to threats from U_S_ counterpart Donald Trump by saying in his annual speech to the nation that his country would “not be bullied.”ABC News - 5d -
Review: Lauren Graham shines in Tubi's generational comedy 'The Z-Suite'
Tubi's first original comedy series stars Lauren Graham as the head of a New York ad agency, at least until the Gen-Z social media team takes over.Los Angeles Times - 5d -
Grenfell Tower, Where Fire Killed 72, Will Be Demolished, Families Say
Survivors and bereaved families’ groups said Britain’s deputy prime minister had told them that the site of the 2017 catastrophe would be dismantled.The New York Times - 6d -
Local bookstores, dealt another blow by L.A. fires, become 'community touchstones'
Local bookstores have become tiny beacons of light, drawing Angelenos seeking solace and consolation following the L.A. fires.Los Angeles Times - 6d -
Pro-Trump Media Sees Nothing but the President ‘Winning’
Among an array of pro-Trump personalities and media outlets, the president can do no wrong.The New York Times - 6d -
The Collapse of USAID Is Already Fueling Human Trafficking and Slavery at Scammer Compounds
The dismantling of USAID by Elon Musk's DOGE and a State Department funding freeze have severely disrupted efforts to help people escape forced labor camps run by criminal scammers.Wired - 6d -
Trump fired this independent labor regulator. Now, she’s suing.
The outcome of the case could determine whether other independent agencies can be insulated from the president’s reach.Politico - 6d