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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 to block billions in foreign aid from being disbursed before the fiscal year ends in September. Late Tuesday night, Solicitor General D. John Sauer filed a request with the justices, asking them to lift a lower court’s injunction and allow…
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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)...
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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...
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Judge rules Trump exceeded constitutional authority by freezing USAID funding approved by Congress
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump exceeded his constitutional authority...
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Trump administration’s USAID cuts threaten malaria fight in Africa
The Trump administration’s decision to cut nearly 90% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts is expected to severely impact malaria control efforts in several African countries. Malaria remains one...
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces 83% cut to USAID programs, declares Trump administration’s purge complete
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has confirmed an 83% reduction in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), marking the completion of the Trump administration’s six-week purge of...
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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,...
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Trump administration aims to slash 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts
The Donald Trump administration is aiming to slash more than 90% of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) foreign aid contracts, cutting $60 billion in global assistance and drastically...
