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Millions of Americans dealing with freezing temperatures

Texas is seeing freezing temperatures as millions of Americans deal with snow, sleet and flooding. CBS News Texas' Ken Molestina reports.

CBS News - 23h

Waltz defends USAID funding freeze, Musk influence

President Trump’s National Security Adviser Mike Waltz defended the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funding freeze and tech billionaire Elon Musk’s influence over the federal ...

The Hill - Feb. 9

Fifty countries affected by USAID freeze, says WHO

HIV treatments and other services have been disrupted, says Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

BBC News - Feb. 12

Inside Cambodia: Impact of freezing US foreign aid

President Trump’s move to freeze U.S. foreign aid spending is creating chaos around the world, as the stop-work order has a real-time impact on people’s wellbeing and America’s reputation. In ...

NBC News - 5d

Trump’s Funding Freezes Bruise a Core Constituency: Farmers

A rapid-fire array of directives by the Trump administration have left farmers and businesses in rural America reeling.

The New York Times - 5d

Trump foreign aid freeze's impact on family planning

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump foreign aid freeze leaves lasting impact on family planning The Trump administration’s foreign aid ...

The Hill - 1d

Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without HIV Treatment

President Trump’s pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 million people worldwide, including 500,000 children, experts say.

The New York Times - Feb. 5

Trump's aid freeze will worsen Sudan famine and cost lives, workers say

Some of the humanitarian aid USAID provided went to the African nation of Sudan. For two years now, its people have been caught in the middle of a civil war between two warlords. Debora Patta got a ...

CBS News - Feb. 5

Treasury Sought to Freeze Foreign Aid Payments, Emails Show

Trump administration appointees and allies of Elon Musk wanted to use the Treasury’s sensitive payment system to block disbursements.

The New York Times - Feb. 6

Trump Administration Move to Freeze E.V. Charger Funding Confounds States

Some have halted work on the Biden-era $5 billion program to build E.V. charging stations. Others plan to keep building. Most are confused.

The New York Times - Feb. 8

USAID freeze risks 'deadly consequences' as work halts in Gaza, agencies warn

Aid agencies are sounding the alarm about Gaza after President Donald Trump suspended the U.S. Agency for International Development.

NBC News - Feb. 8

How USAID freeze could be the most catastrophic for women and girls

Women and girls are more susceptible to HIV and malaria in many developing countries.

NBC News - Feb. 8

Thousands of Syrians in limbo as UK Home Office freezes asylum claims

Two months after the fall of Assad’s regime, Whitehall’s decision to pause asylum applications from Syrians has left more than 6,600 cases stuck on hold in the UK. More than 6,000 Syrians in ...

The Guardian - Feb. 8

Northern U.S. faces intense blast of snow, sleet and freezing rain

Ninety-five million people across the northern U.S. from the plains to the Great Lakes as well as the Northeast are under winter weather alerts on Saturday as a blast of winter weather could foul ...

NBC News - Feb. 8

USAID employee describes "atmosphere of fear" amid foreign aid freeze

"Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" host Margaret Brennan speaks with a USAID staffer about the Trump administration's pause on foreign assistance and the impact it has had on the industry. ...

CBS News - Feb. 8

Sen. Adam Schiff calls for federal firefighters to be exempt from hiring freeze

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on Friday called on several U.S. agencies to exempt seasonal wildland firefighters from the ongoing federal hiring freeze, as concerns about federal readiness for future ...

NBC News - Feb. 8

Schiff calls for firefighter exemption from federal hiring freeze

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Friday urged the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to exempt federal seasonal firefighters from President Trump’s federal ...

The Hill - Feb. 9

Here Is What to Know About U.S. Foreign Aid and the Trump Freeze

Critics say a Trump administration order calls into question the United States’ global standing and reliability.

The New York Times - Feb. 9

Judge extends freeze on Trump's plan to get millions of federal workers to resign

A federal judge in Boston on Monday continued his pause of the Trump administration's unprecedented plan to get millions of federal workers to resign until he responds "to the issues presented."

NBC News - Feb. 10

Wildfire mitigation projects caught up in Trump’s spending freeze

Some forest management projects that aim to mitigate wildfire risk are among the projects that have been halted under President Trump’s executive order to freeze spending. In a letter to the Trump ...

The Hill - Feb. 10

How the USAID freeze impacts American farmers and hungry people around the world

NBC News' Andrea Mitchell reports on the global consequences and domestic economic effects of the recent push to dismantle USAID.

NBC News - Feb. 11

Judge directs Trump officials to comply with earlier order halting funding freeze

A group of 22 states and the District of Columbia said the Trump administration was not complying with a judge's order blocking its freeze on federal assistance.

CBS News - Feb. 10

Judge finds Trump administration violated court order halting funding freeze

A federal judge in Rhode Island on Monday said that the Trump administration had violated his order halting a sweeping federal funding freeze and ordered the government to “immediately restore ...

NBC News - Feb. 11

FEMA official ignores judge's latest order, demands freeze on grant funding

A senior FEMA official instructed subordinates to freeze funding for grant programs, hours after a judge ordered the Trump administration to stop such pauses.

NBC News - Feb. 11

Trump Is Freezing Money for Clean Energy. Republican States Have the Most to Lose.

About 80 percent of manufacturing investments spurred by a Biden-era climate law have flowed to Republican districts. Efforts to stop federal payments are already causing pain.

The New York Times - Feb. 11

1st lawsuits targeting foreign aid freeze bemoan 'chaos' in Trump order

Several nonprofit groups are accusing the Trump administration of failing to disperse congressionally approved funds by freezing all foreign aid for 90 days.

ABC News - Feb. 11

Appeals court denies Trump's request to lift order blocking funding freeze

The Trump administration is reigniting a legal fight over whether it can unilaterally freeze billions of dollars in funding in loans, grants and financial assistance.

ABC News - Feb. 11

The CFPB Work Freeze Is Putting Big Tech Regulations ‘On Ice’

The cease-work order at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau won’t just affect lawsuits and enforcement actions. It will stall regulation that could govern tech companies like Apple and Google.

Wired - Feb. 11

Appeals court rejects Trump administration bid to immediately reinstate funding freeze

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Justice Department's request to pause a judge's order while it challenges the order in court.

NBC News - Feb. 12

Trump freezes U.S. law banning bribery of foreign officials

Although President Trump can't overturn the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, experts say he can change how it is enforced.

CBS News - Feb. 12

Trump's aid freeze forces health clinics in a vulnerable region of Syria to close

The Trump administration's abrupt freeze in foreign aid has closed health clinics offering free care in one of Syria's most vulnerable regions

ABC News - Feb. 13

‘A fight for our lives’: Trump’s USAid freeze is harming millions of women and girls

A 90-day stop-work order means many clinics around the world will shut and vital care will be withheld . International health organizations have warned that Donald Trump’s push to dismantle US ...

The Guardian - Feb. 13

Judge lifts freeze on Trump and Musk's federal worker buyout plan

President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk's plan to reshape the federal government is entering a new phase after a judge lifted a temporary freeze on their federal employee buyout program. ...

NBC News - Feb. 13

Shapiro, Beshear join fight over Trump’s federal funding freeze

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) sued the Trump administration Thursday, saying the federal government is still suspending grants to his state despite court orders in two existing cases. The ...

The Hill - Feb. 13

Trump’s foreign aid freeze exports misogyny, insults sexual violence survivors

Americans must speak out to challenge these regressive, dangerous moves, and call for the end to U.S. complicity in a global culture of impunity for sexual violence and inhumanity toward survivors.

The Hill - Feb. 13

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro sues the Trump administration over funding freeze

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro sued the Trump administration on Thursday over its broad freeze of federal funding.

NBC News - Feb. 13

Trump Funding Freeze Decimates Women’s Health Care, U.N. and Others Say

Only three weeks into the Trump administration’s suspension of money for foreign aid, those who work in women’s health say the impact has already been devastating.

The New York Times - 6d

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

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