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Trump administration ends funding for UN program fighting HIV/Aids
Peter Marocco sends letter to UNAids terminating US involvement in serious blow to live-saving health service. US politics live – latest updates The Trump administration has terminated its ...The Guardian - Feb. 27 -
Trump Administration Ends Global Health Research Program
The Demographic and Health Surveys were the only sources of reliable information in many countries on metrics such as mortality, nutrition and education.The New York Times - Feb. 27 -
Trump administration pauses military aid to Ukraine
CBS News has confirmed that the Trump administration is pausing military aid to Ukraine. Pentagon reporter Eleanor Watson has the latest.CBS News - 3d -
Trump administration pauses U.S. military aid to Ukraine
The U.S. has been a key supplier of weapons for Ukraine as it continues to fend off the invasion launched by Russia three years ago.CBS News - 2d -
Trump administration asks Zelenskyy to leave White House after tense exchange
President Trump's team asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to leave the White House after a tense exchange involving Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office. CBS News' Nancy Cordes ...CBS News - 6d -
Bank accounts for $20B climate program frozen amid Trump administration scrutiny
The bank accounts of nonprofits administering a $20 billion climate program have been frozen as the program faces significant scrutiny from the Trump administration. One grant recipient has ...The Hill - Feb. 24 -
Trump administration resumes legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children
Groups like Acacia and Kids in Need of Defense called the stop-worker "devastating."ABC News - Feb. 21 -
Trump administration restores legal aid for unaccompanied immigrant children
A stop-work order had been issued to government-funded attorneys to cease counsel for about 26,000 minors. The Trump administration has rescinded its decision to cut off legal aid for ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Trump administration frees up billions in federal aid for Pennsylvania: Shapiro
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said the Trump administration has agreed to unfreeze more than $2 billion in state funding he claimed was unlawfully withheld, in part citing his recent lawsuit ...The Hill - Feb. 25 -
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 - Feb. 25 -
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 - Feb. 25 -
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 - Feb. 25 -
Judge continues to block Trump administration's freeze on federal aid
U.S. District Judge Loren Alikhan sided with a group of nonprofit organizations, saying that a freeze on federal assistance "may be crossing a constitutional line."CBS News - Feb. 25 -
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 - Feb. 26 -
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 - Feb. 27 -
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 - Feb. 27 -
Israel block on Gaza aid coordinated with Trump administration, Israeli source says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Sunday said the country had imposed a blockade on all humanitarian aid heading into the Gaza Strip.ABC News - 4d -
Ukrainians vow to continue fight as Trump administration pauses military aid to Ukraine
The Trump administration has suspended billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine following a clash between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Oval Office last ...CBS News - 2d -
Supreme Court rules Trump administration must unfreeze foreign aid payments
A divided Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration must pay out nearly $2 billion in foreign assistance funds to nonprofit aid groups.ABC News - 1d -
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'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 - Feb. 27 -
5 surprising debt management program benefits to know
There are many debt relief strategies to consider, but debt management offers some unique perks in particular.CBS News - 3d -
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 -
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 - Feb. 27 -
Supreme Court denies Trump administration request to cancel $2 billion in foreign aid
The Supreme Court in a 5-4 emergency ruling Wednesday refused to halt a judge’s decision ordering the Trump administration to immediately release nearly $2 billion in foreign aid payments owed ...The Hill - 1d -
Newsom asks Congress for almost $40B in wildfire recovery aid
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has requested that Congress appropriate nearly $40 billion to support communities affected by the wildfires that devastated the Los Angeles region last month. ...The Hill - Feb. 24 -
Accelerating USAID cuts devastated lifesaving programs, aid groups warn
The Trump administration’s cancellation of $60 billion in U.S.NBC News - 6d -
The Next Phase of Trump’s Large-Scale Work Force Cuts Is Underway
Workers at a handful of agencies have begun receiving notifications that they are part of the “reduction in force” directed by the president, after a wave of firings that targeted probationary ...The New York Times - Feb. 26 -
Office Closures and Relocations Part of Trump’s Plan for Large-Scale Layoffs
The newly released requirements for agencies to move forward with mass cuts to the federal work force have employees even more on edge.The New York Times - 6d -
Trump could scale back Canada, Mexico tariffs Wednesday, Lutnick says
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said a compromise with Canada and Mexico on Trump's controversial tariffs will "probably" come "tomorrow."CNBC - 2d -
Trump could scale back Canada, Mexico tariffs Wednesday, Lutnick says
President Donald Trump will “probably” announce tariff compromise deals with Canada and Mexico soon, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday.NBC News - 2d -
Trump restrains Doge as concern mounts over scale of job losses
US cabinet told to ‘keep all the people you want’ in first sign of pushback against Elon Musk’s cost-cutting projectFinancial Times - 3h -
Trump Marks Black History Month, Even as He Disparages Value of Diversity
President Trump arrived at a packed White House celebration alongside Tiger Woods to a roaring crowd. The event came as he has eviscerated federal programs aimed at combating inequality in America.The New York Times - Feb. 21 -
1 officer dead, 5 shot in hostage situation at hospital
The suspect, Diogenes Archangel Ortiz, entered the hospital with handgun and zip ties Saturday morning and took several staff members hostage, state officials said.ABC News - Feb. 22 -
1 in 5 Americans are 'doom spending' — here's how that can backfire
"Doom spending," or spending money despite economic and geopolitical worries, is an increasingly common way to cope with stress.CNBC - Feb. 27 -
Spencer Knight Impresses In Blackhawks Debut; Chicago Wins 5-1
Spencer Knight made his Chicago Blackhawks debut on Monday night against the Los Angeles Kings. That’s not exactly the easiest team to play against when you’re trying to learn a new team’s ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Senate Democrat: Musk, Trump 'proving every single day they do not know what they are doing'
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said tech billionaire Elon Musk and President Trump are “proving every single day they do not know what they are doing.” “Elon Musk and Donald Trump are proving every ...The Hill - Feb. 26 -
With RFK Jr. at his side, a measles outbreak could prove 'politically perilous' for Trump
Trump's choice of RFK Jr. to be HHS secretary poses a risk to GOP lawmakers in the midterm elections if measles, bird flu, ebola or another disease rips through the country.NBC News - Feb. 27 -
This USAID Program Made Food Aid More Efficient for Decades. DOGE Gutted It Anyways
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network is one of USAID’s most data-driven programs, but its work has been stalled by the Trump administration.Wired - Feb. 19
