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Trump administration ordered to release withheld billions in foreign aid
U.S. District Judge Amir Ali has ordered the Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid that Congress already approved, rejecting an attempt to keep the money unspent. The Washington-based judge issued a preliminary injunction Wednesday, saying the decision to withhold $11.5 billion, funds that expire at month’s end, was likely unlawful. “To be clear,…
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Trump uses decades-old maneuver to block $4.9B in foreign aid approved by Congress
President Donald Trump has taken the unprecedented step of canceling $4.9 billion in foreign...
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Trump administration petitions Supreme Court to halt $12B in foreign aid payments
The Trump administration is once again turning to the Supreme Court, seeking an emergency order...
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Divided appeals court backs Trump’s power to freeze billions in foreign aid
On Wednesday, a sharply split federal appeals court handed the Trump administration a significant...
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Elon Musk exits DOGE role, but his controversial State Department reforms are here to stay
Elon Musk’s brief but disruptive stint at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has officially ended, but his sweeping reforms will continue to shape U.S. foreign policy operations long...
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Bill Gates raises alarm over risks from Elon Musk’s DOGE-related budget cuts
As Elon Musk champions aggressive cost-cutting within the U.S. government through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Bill Gates is raising red flags about the human cost of that mission. The...
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‘At the right time, we’ll take action’ – Ghana’s Vice President warns of response to Trump’s USAID cuts
Ghana’s Vice President, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has spoken out against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to slash foreign aid, emphasizing that Africa will not remain passive...
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Supreme Court orders Trump administration to release frozen foreign aid
Despite a divided Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday, the Donald Trump administration has been ordered to release nearly $2 billion in frozen foreign aid, following an earlier lower court decision. However,...
