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Federal Agencies Freeze Funding Despite Court Injunctions

Federal agencies in Washington face funding challenges due to legal actions, causing disruptions and uncertainty.

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Trump and Musk’s attack on USAid is causing global chaos. Millions of lives are now at risk

On top of the human cost, the US’s soft power and influence is disappearing. Russia and China will fill the void, says global health expert Devi Sridhar

The Guardian - UK

‘A fight for our lives’: Trump’s USAid freeze is harming millions of women and girls

A 90-day stop-work order means many clinics around the world will shut and vital care will be withheld

The Guardian - US

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USAID’s freeze has thrust the entire global aid system into uncertainty

The Trump administration’s decision to suspend USAID workers for 90 days and pause most of its international aid work has rocked the foundations of the global aid system. The move, which has sparked outrage in the international community, threatens to destabilise vulnerable regions and halt decades of progress in economic…

The Conversation

USAid cuts sow feeling of betrayal among Yazidis, 10 years after IS genocide

Figures who backed rights of religious minorities in first Trump term fall silent as vital work halted on the ground

The Guardian - US

Trump's foreign aid freeze forces health clinics in a vulnerable region of Syria to close

The Trump administration's abrupt freeze in foreign aid has closed health clinics offering free care in one of Syria's most vulnerable regions

The Independent UK

Tens Of Thousands Go Hungry In Sudan After Trump Aid Freeze

For the first time in nearly two years of war, soup kitchens in famine-stricken Sudan are being forced to turn people away, with US President Donald Trump's aid freeze gutting the life-saving schemes.

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Elon Musk savaged as SpaceX gets new $40m defense contract amid his cutting of federal spending

‘Hey, @elonmusk, I found some corruption for DOGE to take a look at,’ on X user quipped

The Independent UK

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Plans Future Hearings For Subcommittee Panel

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene leads hearings on USAID, NPR, and government efficiency, emphasizing transparency and accountability.

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Why federal courts are unlikely to save democracy from Trump’s and Musk’s attacks

State governments, community groups, advocacy nonprofits and regular Americans have filed a large and growing number of federal lawsuits opposing President Donald Trump’s barrage of executive orders and policy statements. Some of his actions have been put on hold by the federal courts, at least temporarily.

The Conversation

The Latest: Hegseth says Ukraine must abandon hope of restoring pre-war borders

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a major shift in U.S. policy on Ukraine: The way forward, he told allies in Brussels, is to abandon the “illusory goal” of a return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders and prepare for a negotiated settlement with Russia, backed up with an international force that…

The Independent UK

Trump White House’s disengagement from HIV/AIDS response could have lethal consequences

With the endless stream of announcements, reversals, measures and countermeasures coming from the new administration of United States President Donald Trump, it has become difficult to make sense of what is just noise or opening negotiation offers and what constitutes actual policy change.

The Conversation

USAID inspector fired after revealing nearly $500m in food aid was about to spoil amid Trump funding freeze

Report from inspector general’s office criticized Trump administration’s attempt to drastically cut USAID

The Independent UK

Lawsuit describes Musk's DOGE teams overseeing the killing of hundreds of USAID programs abroad

Newly filed affidavits of U.S. Agency for International Development workers describe a lieutenant of Trump ally Elon Musk and other outsiders directing the immediate termination of hundreds of U.S. aid and foreign assistance programs abroad this week

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Elon's 'Daily Proctology Exam'

Plus: Vance's AI speech, bubble boy playgrounds, Delaware antagonizes founders, and more...

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Federal Judge To Hear Arguments On USAID Dismantling

Federal judge to hear arguments on dismantling USAID with a request for a preliminary injunction from unions.

International Business Times UK

Elon Musk Dismantles USAID, Issues Social Security Warnings but Yet To Curb Congressional Insider Trading

Elon Musk's DOGE is yet to prioritise advancing laws that ban Congressional trading as politicians like Nancy Pelosi continue to reap massive investment profits in a relatively short span.

The Guardian - UK

The Long Wave: Why Trump’s USAid freeze endangers millions

Abandoning vulnerable populations impacts everything from food security to fragile ecosystems. Plus, the symbolism of Serena Williams’ crip walk

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Musk appears alongside Trump in the White House to admit mistakes will happen in DOGE’s major government reform: ‘Nobody is going to bat 1,000’

Elon Musk admitted he won’t be correct 100% of the time in his work at DOGE, after being questioned if his team had mistakenly said $50 million in condoms were being sent to Gaza and not Mozambique.

The Guardian - US

Trump says ‘I’m OK with’ Russian president Putin’s demand to keep Ukraine out of Nato – as it happened

US president backs defense secretary who said Ukraine’s Nato membership was not ‘practical’; Tulsi Gabbard sworn in as national intelligence chief. This blog is now closed.

The Guardian - US

Authoritarian leaders in former Soviet bloc seize on Musk’s USAid crackdown

Region’s autocrats join in persecution of agency that provided aid and helped to build up civil society in 1990s

Reason

The DOGE Bait and Switch

The pretend department’s downgraded mission reflects the gap between Trump’s promise of "smaller government" and the reality of what can be achieved without new legislation.

The Independent UK

US aid freeze sets back fight against human trafficking in Cambodia

President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign assistance has dealt a blow organizations fighting human trafficking and forced labor in Cambodia, where tens of thousands of people are held captive and forced to work in call centers running telephone scams

International Business Times

Gutting Aid, US Cedes Soft Power Game To China

When President Donald Trump froze nearly all US foreign aid, Cambodia was forced to suspend workers removing dangerous mines from the country -- until China stepped in with the necessary funding.

The Guardian - US

Elon Musk appears with Trump and tries to claim ‘Doge’ team is transparent

Key presidential ally, whose agency has operated in secrecy, also makes claim – without evidence – of fraud at USAid

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