Usaid Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid
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Latest news on Trump's alarming EPA cuts remarks
The White House says President Trump mispoke when he alluded to deep staff cuts at the Environmental Protection Agency. This comes as a new budget plan passed in the House and fears remain about ...CBS News - 6d -
Jeffries: ‘Republicans are lying’ about Medicaid cuts
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) went after Republicans on Thursday over their designs for Medicaid, saying GOP leaders are deceiving Americans by claiming that no patients will lose ...The Hill - 6d -
Mercedes-Benz plans workforce cuts in China by 2027
Yahoo News - 5d -
Trump’s Cuts Come With Risks. Including From Volcanoes.
A spending freeze could disrupt systems that warn communities when eruptions appear imminent.The New York Times - 5d -
National Weather Service workers impacted by Trump cuts
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story How the NOAA firings could affect Americans' lives The Trump administration fired hundreds of employees at the National Oceanic ...The Hill - 4d -
Social Security Administration to Cut Roughly 7,000 Workers
The agency is also restructuring and closing six of 10 regional offices that coordinate and provide support to employees who serve beneficiaries.The New York Times - 4d -
Examining the potential ripple effects from DOGE cuts
A new report from Wired says that the Department of Government Efficiency's takeover of the federal bureaucracy is "worse than you think." Brian Barrett, the article's author and executive editor ...CBS News - 4d -
How fast will the ECB cut interest rates?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week aheadFinancial Times - 3d -
NOAA workers protest as job cuts continue
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration workers are protesting in Silver Spring, Maryland, as the Trump administration moves to cut hundreds of jobs. CBS News' Rob Marciano reports.CBS News - 1d -
Trump’s FDA Cuts Are Putting Drug Development at Risk
New SEC filings from pharmaceutical companies reveal Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s cost-cutting measures could slow drug research and delay FDA approvals.Wired - 1d -
Hegseth’s Plans to Reshape the Military Start With Cuts
At the same time, Republican lawmakers are aiming to add more than $100 billion to the Pentagon’s proposed budget, which would push military spending close to $1 trillion a year.The New York Times - 1d -
Target warns Trump’s tariffs could cut into profits
Big-box US retailer says it expects ‘meaningful year-over-year profit pressure’ in first quarterFinancial Times - 1d -
Waiting for a large new tax cut? GLWT
Behold, the messy sausage-making of US budgetsFinancial Times - 1d -
Medicaid cuts risk children's health care and academics
House Republicans approved a budget resolution that would reduce the federal Medicaid program by 11 percent, potentially compromising access to health care for up to 40 percent of the nation's ...The Hill - 1d -
Hegseth Cuts Pentagon Work on Preventing Civilian Harm
Employees at the Pentagon’s Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response office were told their jobs would be eliminated, as would advisory posts at operational commands.The New York Times - 18h -
Federal Cuts Came to Native Schools. Students Are Livid.
As the Trump administration trims the federal work force, students and educators at Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas fear for the future of a school that was already facing troubles.The New York Times - 7h -
Chancellor set to cut welfare spending by billions
Cuts to areas including welfare will be put to the official forecaster ahead of the Spring Statement.BBC News - 6h -
Reeves's proposed cuts will trigger big political arguments
The briefing that Rachel Reeves will make large spending cuts this month is very significant.BBC News - 5h -
US cuts off intelligence sharing with Ukraine
Fresh blow to embattled government in Kyiv as Trump administration shifts on conflictFinancial Times - 4h -
Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling
The Trump administration appears to be flouting a judge’s order pausing the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D.The New York Times - Feb. 21 -
US aid freeze puts HIV-positive orphans in Kenya at risk as medical supplies dwindle
A U.S. aid freeze is threatening the lives of HIV-positive orphans at Nyumbani Children’s Home in NairobiABC News - Feb. 21 -
Newsom requests nearly $40 billion in disaster aid following Los Angeles wildfires
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) sent a letter to members of Congress requesting nearly $40 billion in funding to rebuild communities after wildfires devastated the Pacific Palisades and Altadena ...The Hill - Feb. 23 -
‘We have nothing now’: Myanmar’s exiled media face existential crisis after Trump severs aid
Organisations that take extreme risks to document atrocities, corruption and war crimes fear for their future after USAid cuts. Each month Su Myat secretly crosses the border from Thailand into ...The Guardian - Feb. 23 -
EU spends more on Russian oil and gas than financial aid to Ukraine – report
Europe estimated to have bought €22bn of fossil fuels from Russia in 2024 but gave €19bn to support Kyiv. The EU is spending more money on Russian fossil fuels than on financial aid to Ukraine, a ...The Guardian - Feb. 24 -
Starmer defends slashing aid budget to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP - UK politics live
Keir Starmer says now is the time to deepen European security, as he announces new defence budget by 2027. The rightwing historian Niall Ferguson is in the audience for Badenoch’s speech, ...The Guardian - Feb. 25 -
Raiders' Pete Carroll 'glad' to aid Cowboys' Jerry Jones process in hiring Brian Schottenheimer as head coach
The last time Schottenheimer called offensive plays, as he will in 2025 was as Carroll's Seahawks offensive coordinator from 2018-20CBS Sports - Feb. 25 -
Struggling soup kitchens and hospitals in Sudan face uncertainty amid U.S. aid freeze
When President Trump ordered a 90-day freeze on foreign aid, no one felt the impact more than the people of Sudan. Two years of civil war has left more than 25 million Sudanese starving in what is ...CBS News - Feb. 25 -
UN food agency pauses aid to famine-hit Sudan displacement camp of half a million people
The United Nations’ food agency says it has paused aid distribution in Sudan’s famine-hit Zamzam displacement camp of a half-million people as fighting intensifies between the country’s warring sidesABC News - Feb. 26 -
Justice Department tells judges it can't comply with court-ordered deadline to release frozen aid funding
The Trump administration said in a court filing Wednesday it cannot comply with a federal judge's order to release foreign aid funding by midnight, despite being directed to do so almost two weeks ...NBC News - 6d -
Asylum seeker hotels set to take almost half UK’s reduced aid budget
Future of many overseas projects uncertain after Keir Starmer announced cut in development to bolster defenceFinancial Times - 6d -
State Dept. trying to evade refugee admissions court order, aid groups say
Refugee aid groups say the Trump administration seems to be trying to circumvent a court ruling blocking his efforts to suspend the nation's refugee admissions program.CBS News - 5d -
US shutdown of HIV/Aids funding ‘could lead to 500,000 deaths in South Africa’
USAid cuts to clinics dispensing antiretroviral drugs will be ‘death sentence for mothers and children’, expert warns. Sweeping notices of termination of funding have been received by organisations ...The Guardian - 5d -
How Johnson, Who Put His Job at Risk to Save Ukraine Aid, Flipped for Trump
Many Republicans have made a reversal on Russia and Ukraine, falling in line behind President Trump. No turnabout has been more striking than that of the Republican speaker.The New York Times - 4d -
Israel halts all aid entry into Gaza as U.S. lifts partial arms embargo
Israel halted all entry of humanitarian aid and goods into the Gaza Strip on Sunday and warned of “further consequences” after Hamas refused to accept its proposal to extend the first phase of the ...NBC News - 3d -
Israel halts entry of aid to Gaza until Hamas agrees to new ceasefire deal
Israel has halted the entry of aid into Gaza until Hamas agrees to a new ceasefire deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced. “With the conclusion of the 1st stage of the hostages deal and ...The Hill - 3d -
Those who depend on aid must embrace Trump’s bombshell and shape their own destiny | Janet Mawiyoo
Trump cutting off USAid reminds us how much power we surrender to those who fund our work. We need a new mindset. About 35 years ago, the radio news announced that the then president of Kenya, ...The Guardian - 2d -
Israel criticized after it bars Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept a new ceasefire proposal
Israel faced sharp criticism as it stopped the entry of all food and other supplies into Gaza on Sunday and warned of “additional consequences” for Hamas if a fragile ceasefire isn’t extended.NBC News - 2d -
Elton John and Chappell Roan duet 'Pink Pony Club' at Oscars party AIDS charity event
Midwest princess Chappell Roan shared the stage with pop music icon Elton John as the two performed at his annual Oscars viewing party on Sunday night.NBC News - 2d -
Will Europe fill security gaps against Russia if U.S. pulls back from aiding Ukraine?
As the U.S. appears to be changing its priorities surrounding the Ukraine-Russia war, European leaders are huddling to plan for the continent's security needs. CBS News contributor Sam Vinograd has ...CBS News - 1d
