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Trump administration says it's cutting $60 billion in USAID foreign aid contracts
The Trump administration said it is eliminating more than 90% of the U.S.NBC News - 19h -
Trump administration eliminating 90 percent of USAID foreign aid contracts
President Trump’s administration is eliminating over 90 percent of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) foreign contracts along with $60 billion in global aid worldwide, multiple ...The Hill - 17h -
Trump cuts nearly $60 billion in foreign aid grants and contracts
For 60 years, the United States has believed that foreign aid in the form of international grants to provide food, medical care and other humanitarian aid would stabilize the chaotic world. In a ...CBS News - 6h -
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 - 16h -
The Influence of Foreign Aid
America is losing a diplomatic tool the government has relied on for decades.The New York Times - 6d -
The F.B.I.’s New Boss, and the Foreign Aid Fallout
Plus, a James Bond takeover.The New York Times - 6d -
Lessons in foreign aid from a trip to Uganda
When President Trump and Elon Mask brought the shutters down on USAID, I was reminded of things I had seen and heard in Uganda last month while conducting development research there — things that ...The Hill - 6d -
As the U.S. Exits Foreign Aid, Who Will Fill the Gap?
China could reap the soft-power advantage, but like Western governments, the country is cutting back on aid. Philanthropies say they cannot replace the United States.The New York Times - 6d -
Ecuador will seek foreign military aid to combat drug cartels as violence surges
The government of Ecuador has taken another step in its effort to gain help from foreign military forces to combat drug cartels and various organized crime groupsABC News - Feb. 19 -
Judge orders Trump administration to pay bills to foreign aid contractors
U.S. District Judge Amir Ali issued a temporary restraining order on Feb. 13 that ordered the State Department and USAID to restore foreign assistance funds.CBS News - 2d -
Judge orders Trump administration to quickly release stopped up foreign aid
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration has less than two days to release billions of dollars in blocked foreign aid after determining it failed to comply with a previous court order to ...The Hill - 2d -
Judge Gives Trump Administration Deadline to Unfreeze Foreign Aid
The ruling marked the second the time a federal judge had pushed the Trump administration to act after finding that it had ignored an earlier order.The New York Times - 2d -
Along Thai-Myanmar border, Trump’s decision to suspend foreign aid is deadly
Despite a pledge that life-saving assistance would be exempt from the USAid freeze, countless groups providing critical care have been forced to stop work. Wah K’Ler Paw, a 30-year-old refugee from ...The Guardian - 2d -
Starmer’s cuts are a huge mistake – foreign aid is an investment, not an expense | Halima Begum
At the height of the cold war, the west advanced its soft power through aid and development spending. If we cut that now, who will fill the vacuum?. Halima Begum is the chief executive of Oxfam ...The Guardian - 1d -
Supreme Court delays deadline for Trump administration to pay $1.9B in foreign aid
Chief Justice John Roberts, in an order Wednesday night, has stayed a lower court order that the administration pay out $1.9 billion by midnightABC News - 1d -
Chief Justice Allows U.S. to Continue Freeze on Foreign Aid Payments
Lawyers for the government had said it would miss a deadline to release more than $1.5 billion in payments for past aid work and sought a late intervention from the Supreme Court.The New York Times - 18h -
Supreme Court blocks order for Trump to release $2B in foreign aid
The Supreme Court has blocked a judge’s order that the Trump administration release $2 billion in frozen foreign aid funds. It comes as President Donald Trump held his first cabinet where Elon Musk ...NBC News - 19h -
Trump's foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here's what's at stake
The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful responses to a diseaseABC News - Feb. 19 -
Trump administration hasn't complied with order to halt foreign aid freeze, judge says
The Trump administration has not fully complied with a court order pausing the freezing of foreign assistance grants and contracts, a federal judge ruled.NBC News - Feb. 21 -
Live updates: Trump praises Musk at first Cabinet meeting; DOGE panel dissects foreign aid
President Trump is convening his first Cabinet meeting with Elon Musk in attendance , while Congress is working to enact his agenda.The Hill - 1d -
Trump administration goes to Supreme Court to stave off midnight deadline to unfreeze foreign aid
The Justice Department filed an emergency application at the Supreme Court Wednesday asking to block a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to unfreeze nearly $2 billion in blocked ...The Hill - 1d -
Supreme Court briefly pauses order for Trump admin to imminently release foreign aid
Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily delayed a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to unfreeze nearly $2 billion in foreign aid payments, imposed by a lower judge who found the ...The Hill - 1d -
This is a hard choice. We believe in foreign aid – but we have to make cuts. We must keep the UK safe | David Lammy
Putin’s Russia is a threat to all Europe, including the UK. Vital aid work will be hit as we spend more on defence, but we must deal with the world as it is. There are moments in history when ...The Guardian - 2d -
Trump’s red carpet for wealthy foreigners
‘Gold card’ visa plan intensifies the global battle to attract the super-richFinancial Times - 1d -
Dockworkers Vote to Accept New Labor Contract
Workers at East and Gulf Coast ports who went on strike briefly in October ratified a deal that includes a 62 percent raise over six years.The New York Times - 2d -
Report: Myles Garrett is "not open" to a contract extension with the Browns
Browns edge rusher Myles Garrett has made his wishes known: He wants a trade out of Cleveland.Yahoo Sports - 12h -
Michigan basketball coach Dusty May agrees to contract extension
May, who got his start as a student manager at Indiana, was a popular name to replace Hoosiers head coach Mike Woodson.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Warriors signing Australian point guard to two-way contract, per agent
The Golden State Warriors are signing Australian point guard Taran Armstrong to a two-way contract, his agent Daniel Moldovan told ESPN.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
37 percent of contracts on DOGE list not expected to save any money
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has initiated the process to terminate roughly 1,125 government contracts, however 37 percent of those cancellations aren’t expected to yield any ...The Hill - 2d -
Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by Doge are expected to produce no savings – live
Almost 40% of federal contracts canceled as part of Doge’s cost-cutting efforts aren’t expected to save government any money, Trump administration’s own data shows. It’s coming down to the wire for ...The Guardian - 2d -
Bengals' top exec dangles bold expectation for Chase contract
After attempts to reach a long-term deal last offseason proved fruitless, the Bengals appear to be extending an olive branch to their triple crown-winning receiver.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
UK seeks to ban companies named in Grenfell report from government contracts
Public inquiry into deadly fire triggers proposals to reform way construction materials are tested and regulatedFinancial Times - 1d -
Child dies after contracting measles in Texas, officials say
A child who had been hospitalized after contracted measles in West Texas has died, health officials confirm. CBS News' Omar Villafranca reports.CBS News - 1d -
Dozens of DOGE 'receipts' saved no money and killed contracts meant to boost efficiency
Take a quick look at the Department of Government Efficiency’s list of canceled contracts and you’d think the Agriculture Department spent $25 million on diversity trainings four separate times, ...NBC News - 1d -
Ports Strike Threat Ends as Dockworkers Sign 6-Year Contract
The union’s chief negotiator calls the agreement the ‘gold standard,’ with a truce on automation replacing jobs and a long stretch of labor peace.Inc. - 1d -
Some small businesses are on the brink after Trump's spending cuts affect contracts
"My company has been left behind," one small business founder said.ABC News - 1d -
VA reverses course, halts contract cancellations after pressure from Congress
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Wednesday paused an effort to terminate hundreds of contracts after pressure from Democrat lawmakers, according to Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee ...The Hill - 1d -
VA begins reversing contract cancellations that support medical care, facilities
A day after the VA celebrated about $2B in savings on canceled contracts, it began reversing some that may have affected medical care, according to agency records.ABC News - 1d -
HHS weighs rescinding Moderna bird flu vaccine contract
The Trump administration confirmed it is reevaluating a $590 million human bird flu vaccine contract awarded to Moderna in the waning days of the Biden administration. “While it is crucial that ...The Hill - 11h -
