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.
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Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Still Blocking HIV/AIDS Relief Exempted From Foreign Aid Cuts
The Trump administration claims it is allowing “lifesaving” foreign aid to continue, but in reality, DOGE is preventing vital work on HIV and AIDS from saving lives.Wired - 1d -
Africa knew Trump's 'America First' pledge meant it might be last. Then came the freeze on aid
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Trump aid spending freeze halts leading malaria vaccine programme
Global collaboration with US researchers likely to be set back by years, including on spread of drug-resistant HIV. A flagship programme to create malaria vaccines has been halted by the Trump ...The Guardian - 3d -
Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.The New York Times - 3d -
Second judge blocks Trump's federal aid funding freeze
A judge sided with a coalition of 22 states and temporarily blocked a federal aid funding freeze directed by the White House — the second such order this week.NBC News - 5d -
Leaders in the Pacific raise alarm over ‘direct impact’ of Trump’s climate retreat and aid freeze
Samoa’s prime minister says US withdrawal from Paris climate agreement is ‘very disappointing’ and puts the survival of Pacific countries at greater risk. Leaders and environmental advocates in the ...The Guardian - 5d -
How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze
President Trump’s order to halt most foreign aid has intensified humanitarian crises and raised questions about the United States’ reliability as a global leader.The New York Times - 5d -
Judge formally blocks Trump’s federal aid freeze
A federal judge blocked President Trump’s federal aid freeze Friday, finding that Democratic state attorneys general who sued are likely to prevail in their claims that it is illegal. U.S. ...The Hill - 5d -
Trump’s aid freeze shuts down ‘gold standard’ famine-monitoring system
Without Fews Net, recognised as ‘a vital life-saving tool’ for preventing food crises, people will die, experts warn. The system for monitoring global food crises appears to have been suspended ...The Guardian - 5d -
Trump's foreign aid freeze guts grassroots groups helping migrants in Latin America
A busy shelter for migrants in southern Mexico has been left without a doctorABC News - 5d -
Trump aid freeze disrupts global HIV/AIDS fight
A legacy bipartisan initiative to combat HIV and AIDS in Africa is collateral damage from President Trump’s directive to halt all U.S. foreign assistance, despite efforts to exempt humanitarian ...The Hill - 5d -
Senate Democrats revolt against Trump in fallout from foreign aid freeze
Senate Democrats are starting to revolt against President Trump’s agenda on Capitol Hill amid fallout from an initial freeze on all foreign assistance, warning Republicans that failure to work ...The Hill - 6d -
Trump’s foreign aid freeze sparks global funding crisis
Dramatic repercussions have exposed reach of US assistance and soft power tools disparaged by the presidentFinancial Times - 6d -
Chaos and uncertainty swirl around Trump's foreign aid freeze
President Trump’s decision to clean house at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and initially freeze all foreign assistance is fueling chaos and uncertainty in Washington and ...The Hill - 6d -
White House revokes memo freezing federal aid. Trump will try to block spending in other ways.
Democrats said the move was an unconstitutional seizure of power over the federal budget and warned of disruptions in funding to local police, domestic violence shelters, food programs and more.MarketWatch - Jan. 29 -
Trump defends aid federal funding freeze after White House says it rescinds order
President Donald Trump defended the federal aid spending freeze, saying it “in no way affected” Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid. The administration rescinded the order that froze federal ...NBC News - Jan. 29 -
U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Cripples Programs Worldwide
Many of the frozen programs are aimed at alleviating disease and malnutrition, but even security programs with U.S. funding are shutting down.The New York Times - Jan. 29 -
Mulvaney says Trump's federal aid freeze could end up at Supreme Court
Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said on Tuesday that President Trump’s federal aid freeze could end up at the Supreme Court. “How does this end? This is already in the courts, you ...The Hill - Jan. 29 -
Foreign aid freeze leads to USAID staff suspensions, contractor terminations
Approximately 60 senior staff within USAID have been suspended, leaving the agency without clear leadership, five sources familiar with the internal action told CBS News.CBS News - Jan. 28 -
What does Trump's federal funding freeze mean for people who get aid?
Many are unclear on how sweeping the federal funding freeze is intended to be. Here are programs it could affect.CBS News - Jan. 28 -
President of Refugees International reacts to Trump foreign aid pause
Even as a federal judge temporarily pauses President Trump's order to freeze federal funding assistance, the State Department has already taken sweeping measures to halt foreign aid, sparking panic ...CBS News - Jan. 28 -
Republicans largely back Trump's attempted federal aid freeze — with some notes of caution
Elected Republicans in Washington and around the country were largely supportive of the Trump administration's attempted move to freeze federal aid programs.NBC News - Jan. 28 -
Trump's aid freeze frozen
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Biden-appointed judge holds up Trump aid freeze A federal judge blocked President ...The Hill - Jan. 28 -
GOP Rep. Bacon says foreign aid freeze 'needs to be temporary'
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said on Tuesday that he hopes President Trump’s pause on foreign aid is temporary. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Bacon stressed the importance of U.S. ...The Hill - Jan. 28 -
Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s plan to freeze federal aid
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s plan to freeze federal aid minutes before it was set to go into effect late Tuesday afternoon. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan said she was ...The Hill - Jan. 28 -
Many Ukrainian Aid Groups Stop Work After Trump’s Halt on Foreign Assistance
The Trump administration’s orders have sent a chill through humanitarian organizations in Ukraine, which depend heavily on such assistance.The New York Times - Jan. 28 -
States lose access to Medicaid payment portal amid Trump federal aid freeze
State Medicaid programs across the country are reporting they've lost access to federal payment portals one day after President Trump announced a freeze on federal grants and aid. On Monday, acting ...The Hill - Jan. 28 -
Trump administration orders federal funding freeze on loans, grants and more aid
The freeze could have wide-ranging implications, with the White House noting that $3 trillion was spent in 2024 on federal assistance programs.CBS News - Jan. 28 -
Trump’s strict foreign funding freeze sparks panic among international aid groups
Nearly 60 senior USAID employees were placed on leave.ABC News - Jan. 28 -
Eye Opener: New directives from Trump administration to freeze trillions in federal aid
New directives from the White House freeze trillions of dollars in federal aid and target transgender troops in the military. Also, tech stocks plummet as a Chinese startup stuns the artificial ...CBS News - Jan. 28 -
White House orders freeze on federal aid to focus on Trump's conservative agenda
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has ordered a freeze on domestic and foreign federal aid in a sweeping effort to stop government funding for causes that don't fit with his agenda.NBC News - Jan. 28 -
Trump administration puts about 60 USAid officials on leave after aid freeze
Memo said some actions in agency ‘appeared to be designed to circumvent’ Trump’s orders and ‘America First’ policy. The Trump administration has put on leave about 60 senior career officials at the ...The Guardian - Jan. 28 -
Ukraine war briefing: Shock as Trump aid freeze hits Ukrainian causes
Veterans’ help and healthcare among NGOs whose USAid funding has been cut off; Hungary steps aside from blocking Russia sanctions. What we know on day 1,070 Continue reading...The Guardian - Jan. 28 -
US officials push to exempt Ukraine from Rubio’s foreign aid freeze
Support for schools, hospitals and economic development in Ukraine at risk from Trump administration’s orderFinancial Times - Jan. 25 -
Rubio orders freeze of new funding for nearly all U.S. foreign aid programs
The secretary of state's order made exceptions for military aid to Israel and Egypt.CBS News - Jan. 24 -
Wall Street Journal knocks Trump for leaving former aides unprotected
The editorial board of The Wall Street Journal is blasting President Trump over a decision to revoke the security details from former top aides to his first administration. "The possibility of ...The Hill - Jan. 24
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