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Despite court orders, Trump administration freezes numerous funds
Despite recent court rulings calling for an end to the Trump administration's sweeping pause on federal grants, numerous recipients are not getting their promised cash from the government. The ...The Hill - 6d -
Federal EV Charger Freeze Sows Chaos, but Chargers Are Still Getting Built
Chargers funded through the program were due to be just a small share of those opening this year. The longer-term effects aren’t yet clear.Wired - 6d -
Trump’s Funding Freeze Raises a New Question: Is the Government’s Word Good?
Companies that get federal grants or loans usually sign a legally binding agreement and depend on getting reimbursed. The new administration has upended that expectation.The New York Times - 6d -
Some EV Charging Plans Push Onwards Despite Trump Funding Freeze
Revel landed a $60 million loan to build chargers in New York, and a group of automakers launched a push to build rest stop-style charging stations nationally.Inc. - 6d -
'My wife fears sex, I fear death' - impacts of the USAID freeze
Despite a US waiver allowing the resumption of humanitarian help, life-saving services have shut.BBC News - 5d -
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Does Chocolate Go Bad? How to Store It, Freeze it, and Ship It
Chocolate is precious. Here’s how to keep its flavors tasting fresh.Wired - 5d -
Hiring freeze of firefighters could be deadly, Forest Service captain warns
SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. — A freeze on the hiring and onboarding of thousands of federal firefighters could have deadly consequences as the national wildfire response operates at a "diminished ...NBC News - 2d -
Catholic bishops sue over freeze in refugee resettlement funding
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on Tuesday sued to challenge the Trump administration's moves to block funding for refugee resettlement programs. Immigration groups have already ...The Hill - 2d -
Millions under winter alerts as major snowstorm and dangerous cold freeze U.S.
Millions of people are under winter alerts ahead of a major storm expected to dump snow across Tennessee, Virginia, Mississippi, Kentucky and other parts of the country.NBC News - 1d -
Trump Team Finds Loophole to Effectively Maintain Spending Freezes
Officials cite other legal authorities — not Mr. Trump’s court-blocked directives — to keep withholding foreign aid and domestic grant money.The New York Times - 1d -
How will Trump and Musk’s freeze on USAid affect millions around the world?
Immediately after his inauguration, the US president and the head of Doge halted funding for all foreign assistance, creating chaos for staff and for humanitarian projects, charities, governments ...The Guardian - 12h -
Major U.S. cities face freezing cold temperatures that could set records
More than 50 major U.S. cities could set records as the polar vortex sweeping through the nation peaks. CBS News meteorologist Jessica Burch has the latest weather forecast, and Dave Malkoff is ...CBS News - 7h -
Palmerston, the British Foreign Service Cat, Takes Up New Post in Bermuda
The cat, who first served in 2016, had feuded with Larry, the chief mouser at 10 Downing Street.The New York Times - Feb. 6 -
How a wave of antisemitic attacks roiled Australia and provoked claims of foreign influence
A wave of antisemitic attacks has roiled Australia, with a dozen arrests for vandalizing or setting homes, schools, and synagogues on fire since OctoberABC News - Feb. 6 -
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Canadian foreign interference agency says it detected a 'malicious activity' targeting candidate
A Canadian government department that tracks suspected foreign interference says it has detected a “coordinated and malicious activity” targeting federal Liberal Party leadership candidate Chrystia ...ABC News - Feb. 7 -
Republican senator, Brennan tangle over US foreign funding
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and CBS “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan tangled over the United States’s foreign funding on Sunday, as the Trump administration slashes the country’s spending on ...The Hill - Feb. 9 -
Trump signs order pausing enforcement of foreign bribery ban
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act became law in 1977. In 2024, the Department of Justice announced 24 cases related to the anti-bribery statute.CNBC - Feb. 11 -
Trump Imposes 25% Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum From Foreign Countries
The president imposed a 25 percent tariff on global metals, repeating a move from his first term. Economists and foreign governments know what will come next.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Trump to halt enforcement of law banning bribery of foreign officials
President says move will ‘mean a lot more business for America’Financial Times - Feb. 11 -
FirstFT: Trump orders pause on enforcing ban against bribing foreign officials
Also in today’s newsletter, Deloitte US staff ordered to drop gender pronouns, pros and cons of giving children weight-loss drugsFinancial Times - Feb. 11 -
Vance, in First Foreign Speech, Tells Europe That U.S. Will Dominate A.I.
Speaking in Paris at an artificial intelligence summit, the vice president gave an America First vision of the technology — with the U.S. dominating the chips, the software and the rules.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Chinese Companies Use Legal Threats to Halt Foreign Research
Think tanks and universities have helped expose problematic Chinese business practices. Now, those businesses are accusing them of defamation.The New York Times - Feb. 12 -
UK banks to lobby Reeves on hiring top foreign talent
Chancellor’s meeting with financial services groups expected to focus on visas, regulation and taxFinancial Times - Feb. 12 -
What to know about Trump's executive order on foreign bribery practices
President Trump is pausing a federal law that criminalized foreign bribery practices among U.S. citizens and businesses. CBS News contributor Sam Vinograd has more.CBS News - Feb. 12 -
Rescued from virtual slavery in online scam centers, 260 foreigners repatriated
Thailand's army says some 260 people believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers are to be repatriated after they were rescued from MyanmarABC News - Feb. 13 -
Trump introduces plan to impose reciprocal tariffs on foreign goods
President Trump has ramped up his global trade war, introducing a plan to increase tariffs on foreign goods to match the tax rates that other countries put on American goods. Kelly O'Grady visited ...CBS News - Feb. 13 -
Judge orders temporary restoration of funding for foreign assistance programs
Organizations that receive funding from USAID and other agencies sued after they were cut off from federal funding for foreign assistance programs.CBS News - 6d -
France’s language tests for foreigners seeking citizenship defeat French people
Native speakers found to struggle with exams coming in under stricter rules for those who want to stay in country . Europe live – latest updates The French government has been accused of ...The Guardian - 6d -
Judge orders Trump to temporarily restore funding for foreign assistance programs
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate funding for foreign aid contracts. All programs under USAID had been put on a 90-day pause so they could be reviewed and while that ...CBS News - 6d -
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12:30 Report — Trump’s foreign policy whiplash week
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy Valentine’s Day to all my 12:30 readers! 💘 I appreciate each and every one of you. In this edition: Vance scolds Europe in his big foreign policy address. Hegseth ...The Hill - 6d -
An Unchecked Trump Rapidly Remakes U.S. Government and Foreign Policy
The president’s swift moves underscore the confidence of an administration with a much firmer grip on the levers of government than during his first term.The New York Times - 5d -
Trump administration's mixed messaging on foreign policy leaves world guessing
Different narratives from senior US officials on the future of Ukraine have sown confusion in Europe - but was that perhaps the point?BBC News - 4d -
Conquering in Chaos: How Trump is reinventing America’s foreign policy
President Trump's America First strategy is shifting the U.S.'s foreign policy towards a more aggressive approach, with a focus on restricting China's influence, reinforcing alliances, and ...The Hill - 4d -
Dismantling of federal efforts to monitor election interference creates opening for foreign meddling
President Donald Trump's administration has disbanded an FBI task force focused on investigating foreign influence campaigns and placed on leave several election security employees at the U.S. ...ABC News - 4d -
Trooper the dog endures surgeries for cancer and a foreign object in his stomach
In Beg-Knows America, CBS News contributor David Begnaud revisits the heartwarming story of Trooper, a dog abandoned during Hurricane Milton. After an update on his new life, Begnaud returns to ...CBS News - 3d -
Foreign policy expert on possible paths to ending the Ukraine war
Foreign policy expert Angela Stent joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to discuss the possible paths to ending the war in Ukraine, looking at what the future holds for the country amid ongoing peace talks ...CBS News - 3d -
US adds Mexican cartels to list of foreign terrorist organisations
Six cartels added to list as part of Trump’s plan to ‘wage war’ on drug trafficking groups to address fentanyl crisis in US. The US has added six Mexican cartels to its list of foreign terrorist ...The Guardian - 1d -
Trump's seismic foreign policy shift: From the Politics Desk
Within a week, Trump upended decades of U.S. foreign policy with Russia and Europe. And he raised grave questions in the minds of every American ally.NBC News - 1d
