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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 -
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 - 6d -
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 regionsABC News - 5d -
‘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 - 5d -
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 - 5d -
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 - 5d -
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 - 5d -
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 - 5d -
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 - 4d -
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 - 4d -
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 - 4d -
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. - 4d -
'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 - 3d -
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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 - 3d -
USAID worker blames 'stress and strain' of aid freeze for wife's pregnancy scare
A U.S. foreign service officer blamed the Trump administration's "cruel and harmful shutdown" of USAID for threatening the lives of his pregnant wife and unborn child.ABC News - 7h -
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 - 6h -
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 - 1h -
Miles Bridges' 3-pointer with 1.4 seconds left lifts Hornets past Spurs 117-116 to snap 6-game skid
Miles Bridges knocked down a 3-pointer from the corner off a wraparound feed from LaMelo Ball with 1.4 seconds left to lift Charlotte to a 117-116 victory over the San Antonio Spurs and snap a ...ABC News - Feb. 7 -
U.S. Waives Funding Freeze at Syria Camp Holding ISIS Fighters, but Future Is in Doubt
Upholding security at the camp in Syria is seen as critical to prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State, but contractors don’t know where they stand as the United States looks to cut foreign aid.The New York Times - Feb. 8 -
Tokyo Metro chief signals more fare increases after 28-year freeze
Operator of feted subway system seeks to win over shareholders and cope with falling ridershipFinancial Times - Feb. 10 -
Two winter storms put 29 million people under alerts with freezing conditions to come
Two winter storms will bring snow, freezing rain and arctic cold in a one-two punch to parts of the United States this week.NBC News - Feb. 11 -
US aid freeze paralyzes NGOs working to help millions of internally displaced people in Somalia
In a desolate makeshift camp on the fringes of Somalia’s capital, tens of thousands of internally displaced people sit under the baking sun not sure if they can have access to food rations and ...ABC News - Feb. 11 -
White House fires USAid inspector general who issued damning report on Trump’s funding freeze – live
Paul Martin reportedly dismissed one day after damning report detailing impact of sudden dismantling of agency. Donald Trump announced he is dispatching Treasury secretary Scott Bessent to ...The Guardian - 6d -
Snow, freezing rain pummel mid-Atlantic while California prepares for likely flooding
Snow, sleet and freezing rain are expected to continue pummeling the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic states, while California readies for a storm that could flood areas ravaged by the recent ...ABC News - 6d -
Trump's foreign 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 regionsABC News - 5d -
Western allies and Arab countries gather in Paris to discuss Syria's future amid US aid freeze
Western allies and Arab countries are gathering in Paris for an international conference on Syria to discuss the country’s future after the fall of former Syrian president Bashar Assad and amid ...ABC News - 5d -
Gibraltar Supreme Court freezes 450M $PLAY tokens in Ready Games legal fight
Ready Makers Inc. won a legal victory against its Ready Maker Ltd. subsidiary when a Gibraltar court ordered a freeze on its Web3 tokens.VentureBeat - 5d -
Health officials warn Uganda Ebola outbreak will spread because of U.S. aid freeze
The Trump administration's foreign aid freeze is happening as a deadly Ebola outbreak spreads in Uganda. Some U.S. health officials are concerned that the situation will only worsen with USAID in ...CBS News - 5d -
Federal funding freeze disrupts rural organizations supporting foster youth, job growth
Nonprofit organizations across the country were plunged into uncertainty after the White House froze spending on federal loans and grants two weeks agoABC News - 4d -
Snow, ice and freezing rain to hit parts of UK as yellow weather warning issued
Snow, ice and freezing rain are forecast for parts of the UK this weekendBBC News - 4d -
Trump foreign aid freeze deals heavy blow to family planning efforts abroad
The Trump administration’s 90-day freeze on foreign aid has impacted family planning resources used by hundreds of thousands of women, girls and couples abroad, causing a number of health clinics ...The Hill - 3d -
South African NGOs worry Trump's aid freeze will cause HIV patients to default on treatment
In the rural villages of South Africa, U.S. President Donald Trump’s sudden freeze on foreign aid impacts hundreds of thousands of HIV patientsABC News - 2d