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Trump fires 17 independent watchdogs at US government agencies
Inspectors general at state, defense and transportation departments removed in apparent violation of federal law. Donald Trump fired 17 independent watchdogs at multiple US government agencies on ...The Guardian - Jan. 25 -
US orders immediate pause to foreign aid, leaked memo says
The State Department notice appears to affect everything from development assistance to military aid.BBC News - Jan. 25 -
New Trump administration brings changes to US health agencies
President Donald Trump's first week in office came with big changes to U.S. health agencies, including the pausing of all external communications and banning travel.ABC News - Jan. 24 -
US orders halt to virtually all foreign aid except for Israel and Egypt
Internal memo to US state department staff explicitly makes exceptions for military assistance to Israel and Egypt. The secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has ordered a halt to virtually all US ...The Guardian - Jan. 24 -
Marco Rubio demands immediate halt to virtually all US foreign aid
Secretary of state freezes contracts around the world, fulfilling executive order from Donald TrumpFinancial Times - Jan. 24 -
Trump threatens to scrap emergency agency Fema
President tours hurricane-damaged areas of North Carolina and says: ‘I think we’re going to recommend Fema go away’. Donald Trump visited fire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday, his second stop on a ...The Guardian - Jan. 24 -
Travel, grant and funding cuts ‘stifling’ US health agencies in new Trump era
Halts to external communications, publishing reports and reviewing and approving research a ‘dramatic shift’. US health agency employees are now banned from nearly all travel and certain agencies ...The Guardian - Jan. 24 -
‘Chaos agent’ Trump revives California water wars as experts warn of turmoil
President claims to be ‘putting people over fish’ but critics say order could derail years of carefully crafted water policy. It didn’t take long for Donald Trump to reignite the California water ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
City Council Takes Aim at Adams and Ally by Closing Lobbying Loophole
New York’s City Council passed a bill to limit top city officials from lobbying city agencies after leaving government. It was inspired by Frank Carone, an adviser to Mayor Eric Adams.The New York Times - Jan. 23 -
Ethics watchdog issues conflict of interest warning to Musk’s Doge agency
American Oversight has raised concerns over ‘department of government efficiency’ using encrypted apps. A leading ethics watchdog has issued warnings to Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
‘Setting us up for catastrophe’: alarm at Trump attack on federal disaster agency
The president is now setting his sights on Fema, the agency responsible for helping Americans after major disasters. Donald Trump has suggested paring back or even dismantling the federal response ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
Saudi Arabia aims to invest $600bn in US, crown prince tells Trump
Call between Mohammed bin Salman and US president comes as kingdom seeks to deepen ties with western allyFinancial Times - Jan. 23 -
Trump taps conservative activist Brent Bozell to lead US Agency for Global Media
President Trump has selected conservative activist and media executive Brent Bozell to serve as the next CEO of the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM). Bozell is the Founder and ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
Trump says disaster management agency ‘getting in the way’, states should take care of own problems – live updates
President says FEMA ‘gonna be a whole big discussion very shortly’ in first presidential interview with Sean Hannity on Fox. House Republicans form new January 6 panel in attempt to undercut past ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
Trump’s suspension of refugee program leaves advocates in turmoil but unsurprised
Groups worked furiously before inauguration to settle refugees, before order to halt all arrivals on Wednesday. US politics live – latest updates Advocates warned the Trump administration’s ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
With Cease-Fires on Two Fronts, Israel Takes Aim at West Bank
Israel expands its campaign against militancy in the Palestinian territory after more than 15 months of deadly war in Gaza.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 22 -
Perplexity launches Sonar API, taking aim at Google and OpenAI with real-time AI search
Perplexity's Sonar is a real-time AI search API challenging Google and OpenAI with disruptive pricing and superior performance.VentureBeat - Jan. 21 -
Trump fired four top immigration court officials hours after taking office
The Trump administration fired four top officials at the DOJ’s Executive Office of Immigration Review, which oversees U.S. immigration courts, late Monday.NBC News - Jan. 21 -
Inside Elon Musk’s growing influence as Trump takes office again
Elon Musk, who is routinely praised by Donald Trump, has growing influence in Washington as he pledges to cut the annual federal budget as part of his role in the Department of Government ...NBC News - Jan. 20 -
Why is TikTok working again in the US as Trump takes office?
App has resumed operations after saying it received assurance over de facto ban, but its future remains uncertain. Donald Trump inauguration – live updates TikTok is restoring its service in ...The Guardian - Jan. 20 -
Trump Aims for Show of Strength as He Returns to Power
The incoming president has told allies he wants to seize momentum and avoid the missteps of his first administration.The New York Times - Jan. 19 -
Funding cuts to Afghanistan are the biggest threat to helping women, aid agency chief warns
The head of a major international aid agency is warning that funding cuts to Afghanistan are the biggest threat to helping the country’s womenABC News - Jan. 19 -
Trump says he will likely grant TikTok a 90-day reprieve from US ban when he takes office
President-elect said he’d probably give the company an extension from US ban the supreme court recently upheld. Donald Trump has said he will “most likely” give the Chinese-owned TikTok app a ...The Guardian - Jan. 18 -
China discussing using Musk as broker in TikTok deal
Officials consider involving billionaire confidant of Donald Trump in effort to save video app from US banFinancial Times - Jan. 14 -
Jennifer Garner using 'celebrity privilege' to aid Californians affected by wildfires
NBC News' Tom Llamas spoke with Jennifer Garner, who is taking action to support California residents affected by wildfires. Garner shared that she is using her "celebrity privilege" to collaborate ...NBC News - Jan. 10 -
Blinken says Trump's push for US to take control of Greenland is 'not going to happen'
Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is advising the world not to waste a lot of time on what President-elect Donald Trump has been saying about GreenlandABC News - Jan. 8 -
Trump Raises Using Military or Economic Force to Take Greenland and the Panama Canal
In an hourlong news conference at his Florida club, Mar-a-Lago, the president-elect delivered a hodgepodge of grievances, complaints and false claims.The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
Trump doesn't rule out using military force to take control of Panama Canal, Greenland
President-elect Donald Trump held a wide-ranging press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday. He addressed pardons for Jan. 6 defendants and whether he would pursue efforts to put Greenland and the ...CBS News - Jan. 7 -
Trump refuses to rule out using military to take Panama Canal and Greenland
Remarks likely to set off alarm bells around the world as Trump prepares to return to the White House this month. Donald Trump is refusing to rule out using American military force to retake ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
Social order in Gaza will collapse if Israel ends cooperation with UN aid agency, official says
Unrwa senior officer describes 60,000 people sheltering in school buildings sharing 12 bathrooms, but says without aid things will get worse. Social order in Gaza is likely to collapse further if ...The Guardian - Jan. 5