Usaid Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid
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Minnesota’s Red-Tape-Cutting Experiment
Last year, the state passed a law to tackle a major barrier to cleaner energy: the long bureaucratic delays to get basic permits.The New York Times - 5d -
ECB cuts interest rate to 2.5%
Rate-setters shift tone, suggesting possible pause to reductions in borrowing costsFinancial Times - 29m -
G20 meeting of foreign ministers gets underway in South Africa amid tensions with US
Foreign ministers from G20 countries will meet in Johannesburg on Thursday, but U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend amid diplomatic tensions between South Africa and the U.S. ...ABC News - Feb. 20 -
NATO holds military drills as leaders express concerns over Trump's shifting foreign policy
In Romania, which shares a border with Ukraine, NATO is holding its largest combat exercises of the year. The drills come as European leaders are expressing rising concern over the military ...CBS News - Feb. 20 -
Facing pressure from Trump, Costa Rica and Honduras join Panama as stopovers for foreign deportees
A U.S. flight carrying 135 deportees, half of them minors from various countries, is set to land in Costa Rica, making the country the latest Latin American nation to serve as a stopover as U.S. ...ABC News - Feb. 20 -
China supports 'recent consensus' between US and Russia on Ukraine war, foreign minister says
China supports “the recent consensus” between the U.S. and Russia on the war in Ukraine, said Wang Yi, the country’s foreign minister, amid ongoing discussions about bringing an end to the nearly ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
Taiwan holds its breath as Trump turns on Ukraine and upends US foreign policy
The mood in Taipei is one of wariness as the new US president takes a blowtorch to diplomatic norms and assurances. It’s a bustling morning at the Dongmen wet market, in inner-city Taipei. Mr Yu is ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Trump 'doesn't care' what happens to Ukraine, former foreign minister claims as U.S.-Kyiv relations sour
U.S. President Donald Trump doesn't appear to be concerned about Ukraine's post-war future, the country's former Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told CNBC.CNBC - Feb. 21 -
China's latest action plan shows it's trying to boost foreign investment amid geopolitical tensions
China is trying yet again to boost foreign investment, amid geopolitical tensions and businesses' calls for more concrete actions.CNBC - Feb. 24 -
HHS warns employees that responses to Elon Musk's request may 'be read by malign foreign actors'
The Department of Health and Human Services message comes after emails from the Office of Personnel Management and a tweet by Musk caused widespread confusion.NBC News - Feb. 24 -
From James Rodríguez to Sergio Ramos, Liga MX clubs are luring foreign stars to Mexico
The allure of the Club World Cup, which will be held in the US this year, is convincing Mexican teams to push for a wider audience. In just his second month in Liga MX, James Rodríguez will match ...The Guardian - Feb. 25 -
From James Rodríguez to Sergio Ramos, Liga MX clubs are luring foreign stars to Mexico
The allure of the Club World Cup, which will be held in the US this year, is convincing Mexican teams to push for a wider audienceYahoo Sports - Feb. 25 -
Corona veterinarian finds 44 foreign items inside stomach of Bernese Mountain Dog during surgery
A veterinarian at the Corona Animal Emergency Center found 44 items in the stomach of a 7-month-old Bernese Mountain Dog that required surgery on Monday evening.CBS News - Feb. 26 -
Whether Trump’s foreign policy takes off or crashes, this analyst sees two ways to profit
President Donald Trump’s foreign policy is a lot less unpredictable than sometimes shocking headlines would suggest, this veteran analyst says.MarketWatch - Feb. 26 -
Trump wants to use $5 million 'gold cards' to replace foreign investor visas
Trump proposes creating a type of green card program for wealthy foreign investors that would give them permanent residency and a pathway to citizenship for $5 milllion.NBC News - Feb. 26 -
House Judiciary Committee subpoenas Alphabet, Meta, other tech giants over 'foreign censorship' of speech
The House committee is concerned that foreign laws around online content "have limited Americans' access to lawful speech" in the U.S.CNBC - 6d -
‘Free world needs a new leader’, says EU foreign chief after Trump Zelenskyy row
The EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said ‘the free world needs a new leader’ and that it was up to Europeans to take this challenge. Live reaction to Zelenskyy’s clash with Trump and ...The Guardian - 5d -
Trump administration briefing: Israeli hostage to visit White House; Russia admires US foreign policy
Eli Sharabi expected to meet Donald Trump on Tuesday; Kremlin says US views now ‘largely’ coincide with Moscow’s own foreign policy vision – key US politics stories from Sunday at a glance. The ...The Guardian - 3d -
Wall Street Journal on Trump foreign policy: Less 'brave new world' than 'dangerous old one'
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board went after President Trump on foreign policy on Sunday, saying it is "less brave new world than a reversion to a dangerous old one." The board highlighted ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump can turn this white-collar crime law into an effective foreign policy tool
President Trump's 180-day "pause" on enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) aims to shift the focus from American businesses to corrupt foreign officials and encourage compliance, ...The Hill - 2d -
How U.S. foreign policy is changing under Trump after Hegseth's Russia directive
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's directive to U.S. Cyber Command on pausing planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, signals a shift in foreign policy under the Trump ...CBS News - 2d -
President Trump touts tariffs, foreign policy as some Democrats walk out of speech to Congress
President Trump recapped actions taken in his first six weeks in office in an address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday. Some Democrats walked out of the president's speech. CBS News' Nancy ...CBS News - 1d -
Syria's foreign minister makes landmark first visit to global chemical weapons watchdog
Syria’s foreign minister has pledged to destroy any remaining chemical weapons in his country as he paid a historic visit to the headquarters of the global chemical weapons watchdogABC News - 21h -
Fresh executive order targets sanctuary cities, federal aid for undocumented migrants
The action marks Trump’s latest attempt to crack down on illegal immigration.Politico - Feb. 20 -
International aid groups axe thousands of jobs in wake of Trump funding freeze
Fears that cuts will ‘decimate’ ability to react to crises as sector loses expertise and skills at every level, report finds. Some of the world’s largest aid organisations are axing thousands of ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Daughter of aid worker beheaded by ISIS reads final texts at trial
Bethany Haines read out the last text message she would ever receive from her father, David Haines, before he was abducted and killed by ISIS over a decade ago.CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Israel closes main crossing for aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip
Yahoo News - Feb. 21 -
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 -
California wildfire aid will come with 'strings,' says Trump envoy Grenell
The Trump administration will place “strings” on the recovery assistance it gives to California after the state faced deadly wildfires, Trump envoy Richard Grenell said Friday. “The federal ...The Hill - 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 -
Anger as aid worker dies after DR Congo shooting
Yahoo News - Feb. 22 -
Trump’s assault on aid sparks chaos in east Africa’s relief hub
Kenya’s economy and healthcare system are reeling from president’s bid to shut down USAIDFinancial Times - Feb. 23 -
Estonia promises military aid worth €100 million for Ukraine
Yahoo News - Feb. 23 -
William at his lowest after Kate's diagnosis, says ex-aide
Jason Knauf says the Prince of Wales was deeply affected by the Princess of Wales's cancer diagnosis.BBC News - Feb. 23 -
Von der Leyen: EU to disburse €3.5 billion in aid for Ukraine sooner
Yahoo News - Feb. 24 -
Trump Appointees Fire Hundreds at U.S.A.I.D. Working on Urgent Aid
The firings added to doubts about whether Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the agency’s acting head, supports lifesaving humanitarian assistance, as he has said he does.The New York Times - Feb. 24 -
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 -
ICC urged to investigate Biden for ‘aiding and abetting’ Gaza war crimes
US-based nonprofit Dawn also accuses ex-secretary of state Antony Blinken and ex-Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin. A US-based nonprofit organization has urged the international criminal court to ...The Guardian - Feb. 24
