US aid agency is in upheaval during foreign assistance freeze and staff departures
Trump administration changes have upended the U.S. agency charged with providing humanitarian aid to countries overseas, with dozens of senior officials put on leave, thousands of contractors laid off,
US foreign aid freeze is upending global aid and the work of contractors
The extent of the impacts of the Trump administration’s sudden 90-day freeze of almost all foreign aid is still unclear almost a week on, as officials and aid workers overseas try to make sense of which activities must be suspended.
Donald Trump's Aid Freeze Forces Zelensky to Look Elsewhere
Trump's aid freeze has left humanitarian projects in Ukraine without funding in the middle of winter, prompting concerns that many would have to close down. Zelensky's comments suggest that Kyiv is hoping that Europe and domestic funders can make up the shortfall as U.S. policy is being worked out.
Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze sparks global funding crisis
The 90-day suspension of US aid and “stop-work” requirement following the president’s executive order last week has exposed with lightning-like intensity the global reach of US assistance, whose diverse projects worldwide have been an essential part of American soft power.
Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Causes Fear of H.I.V. Resurgence in Africa
Patients and health care advocates said the abrupt decision to halt U.S. funding for a lifesaving H.I.V. program led to widespread confusion. The backtracking didn’t help.
US lawmakers weigh cost of foreign aid freeze in competition with China
U.S. lawmakers Thursday weighed the impact that President Donald Trump's 90-day foreign aid freeze will have on competition with China. Trump signed an executive order within hours of being sworn in as president ordering a halt to all U.
The cost of freezing foreign aid
Although the Trump administration rescinded an order freezing federal grants, foreign aid is still suspended for 90 days — with potentially dire consequences.
A judge paused a freeze on federal funding, but many facets of American life are left in limbo. Here’s what we know
A federal judge temporarily blocked part of the Trump administration’s pause on federal grants and loans Tuesday, just hours ...
Trump's funding freeze gives consumers reason to be uncertain, but how much will it hurt?
Consumer sentiment fell in January for the first time in six months, according to U-M survey. What's next as Trump creates ...
'It's a small victory': Democrats find their voice fighting Trump's federal funding freeze
A Democratic strategist told NBC News that Tuesday was "the first day I actually felt good about Dem messaging in, like, six ...
Did Donald Trump Freeze Hiring of Air Traffic Controllers? What We Know
Democrats previously hit out at the president's federal hiring freeze for hindering the "number one safety issue" in aviation ...
How the federal funding freeze could devastate millions of mothers and children
Op-Ed: Women disproportionately suffer during fiscal austerity, says gender economist Katica Roy. She explains how Trump’s ...
Federal funding freeze announced. Lawsuits filed. Memo rescinded. What happened this week?
President Donald Trump issued a memo ordering a freezing of federal funds. After lawsuits and a federal judge issuing an ...
Hold off on that new heat pump as Trump’s freeze on clean energy money sows uncertainty
The Oregon Department of Energy is still figuring out what to make of President Donald Trump’s executive order to freeze ...
U.S. Funding Freeze Threatens Security at ISIS Camps in Syria
A halt in foreign aid may undermine American organizations’ support for forces that guard the two largest camps holding ...
Analysis: Democrats’ spending freeze block a ‘small victory’ in a ‘long war’
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) sought to keep expectations in check during an afternoon news ...
Bear hugs to thaw the "Seattle Freeze"
Thawing out the "Seattle Freeze" one bear hug at a time: the Chamber of Connection is on a mission to warm up Seattle's ...