National Endowment for Democracy Sues Top Trump Aides Over Funding Freeze
The nonprofit has enjoyed bipartisan support since its founding in the Reagan era, but it finds itself under pressure from the Trump administration.
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Democracy group sues over stripping of funds by Trump administration
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has sued the Trump administration for cutting off funds for its democracy building overseas — the latest suit from a target of Elon Musk. The lawsuit ...The Hill - 9h -
International aid groups axe thousands of jobs in wake of Trump funding freeze
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Associated Press sues three top Trump officials over access restrictions
"The press and all people in the United States have the right to choose their own words and not be retaliated against by the government," the AP said in its lawsuit.CBS News - Feb. 21 -
What Trump’s aid freeze means for Ukraine war
President Trump’s freeze on U.S. aid going to Ukraine threatens to create severe problems for Kyiv in its war against Russia, leaving the country more vulnerable to aerial attacks on population ...The Hill - 21h -
Trump plan to freeze funding stymies Biden-era energy rebates for consumers
Some states have paused their Home Energy Rebate programs, created by the Inflation Reduction Act, amid a federal funding freeze.CNBC - Feb. 26 -
Senate Democrats urge Trump administration to end Colorado River funding freeze
Senate Democrats from the U.S. West on Monday urged the Department of the Interior to end a funding freeze that could endanger the flow of the Colorado River. The lawmakers, from California, Nevada ...The Hill - 2d -
California pauses home energy rebate program amid Trump funding freeze
California paused a Biden-era home rebate program tied to energy efficiency because it can't access federal funding to administer the program.CNBC - 12h -
Judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s plan to freeze federal aid
A federal judge on Tuesday indefinitely blocked the Trump administration’s freeze of federal funding, dealing a stark blow to President Trump’s sweeping efforts to realign government spending with ...The Hill - 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
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