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Trump sends mixed signals over the fate of the Department of Education

Democrats have denounced Trump’s proposal to close the department as placing added burdens on rural states and students.

Al Jazeera

Mpox: Warning over ‘highly infectious’ new variant identified in Congo

The global community needs to ‘step up’ to prevent international spread, scientific community warns

The Independent UK

US Ends Aid Supporting Opposition To Latin American Authoritarians: Report

U.S. programs supporting opposition activists, political prisoners and religious groups in countries controlled by authoritarian parties in Latin America have been halted

International Business Times

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Federal workers to America: You're next

Former federal workers say Americans will soon feel the impact of the Trump administration's massive purge

Salon

U.S. Ends Aid Supporting Opposition To Latin American Authoritarians: Report

U.S. programs supporting opposition activists, political prisoners and religious groups in countries controlled by authoritarian parties in Latin America have been halted

Latin Times

US reportedly plans to revoke foreign students’ visas over pro-Palestinian social media posts flagged by AI – as it happened

State department is using AI to review tens of thousands of accounts, reports say

The Guardian - US

Trump administration briefing: president threatens Hamas, leaves Ukraine in the dark and flip flops on tariffs

Trump tells Hamas to release all hostages or ‘it is over for you’ as US stops sharing intelligence with Ukraine – key US politics stories from Wednesday at a glance

The Guardian - US

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Sudanese starve as soup kitchens close and warring parties block aid

The pause in USAID funding is exacerbating the hunger crisis in Sudan and compounding the challenge for relief workers.

Al Jazeera

Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid To Freeze $2 Bn In Foreign Aid

A divided US Supreme Court handed a legal defeat to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, rejecting his bid to freeze some $2 billion in foreign aid payments.

International Business Times

Supreme court rejects Trump request to continue freezing $2bn in foreign aid

John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett join liberal justices to leave in place lower-court order on USAid cuts

The Guardian - US

Government scientists: We're "pissed"

Elon's massive cuts to science agencies will have damaging global consequences, say endangered workers

Salon

SCOTUS Rules Against Trump, Orders $2B In Funds Be Paid Out to USAID Contractors

The Supreme Court rejected on Wednesday a request to keep frozen about $2 billion owed to contractors working on USAID programs

Latin Times

SCOTUS Denies Trump Administration Application to Stay District Court Order Blocking Pause of USAID Payments; Certiorari Sure to Follow

A pre-opinion release order divides the justices 5-4, but this may not preview the split on the merits.

Reason

USAID’s history shows decades of good work on behalf of America’s global interests, although not all its projects succeeded

The Trump administration’s sudden dismantling of nearly all foreign aid, including the work carried out by the U.S. Agency for International Development, has upended the government agency’s longtime strategic role in implementing American foreign policy.

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Some DOGE employees are earning six-figure taxpayer-funded salaries from the federal agencies they are shutting down

While DOGE has aggressively downsized government offices, some of its own members are earning top-tier federal salaries, Wired reported.

Roll Call

Supreme Court orders clarity on order unfreezing USAID funds - Roll Call

The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a request from the Trump administration to halt an order requiring payments of foreign assistance funds.

International Business Times UK

DOGE Reduced The Employees Of This Government Agency To Just One; Cost-Cutting Hits These Global Projects

DOGE significantly downsized the IAF, reducing staff from 48 to 1 and canceling numerous grants for Latin American and Caribbean community development.

The Guardian - US

White House installs Trump loyalist to lead independent agency in push to reduce foreign aid

Peter Marocco assigned as head of Inter-American Foundation after White House fires president and CEO

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The Independent UK

Voices: Musk is wrong about foreign aid – it’s how countries show their character to the world

IN FOCUS: The evidence shows international aid – when spent correctly – can bring tremendous benefits and save millions of lives, writes expert and author Stefan Dercon. But if helping people cope with deprivation won’t convince the Maga crowd, advocates of aid spending will have to try a different argument

Reason

DOGE Goes Deep State

A smaller government with a more powerful set of unaccountable executive officials is unlikely to be much of a win for liberty.

Top News

Fact Check: Trump's Statements On International Affairs

President Trump's upcoming address to Congress covers key issues including Russia-Ukraine war, government cuts, and Israel-Hamas conflict.

Radio France Internationale

US grant cuts could affect two million worldwide, disrupt HIV aid in Kenya

NGOs warn that at least two million people worldwide will be affected by the cancellation of US grants. In Kenya, access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and community-led surveillance programmes has already come to a halt. Approximately three percent of the population is HIV positive and is now facing a shortage…

The Conversation

Pepfar funding to fight HIV/Aids has saved 26 million lives since 2003: how cutting it will hurt Africa

The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has been a cornerstone of global HIV/Aids prevention, care and treatment for over two decades. Pepfar has enjoyed broad bipartisan support in the US, but its future is now uncertain. Public health scholars Eric A. Friedman, Sarah A. Wetter and Lawrence O.…

The Conversation

The US and UK have decimated their aid spending. Australia has a unique opportunity to help fill the vacuum

Hard on the heels of Donald Trump’s dismantling of USAID, the United Kingdom has ripped more than A$12 billion (£6 billion) from its foreign assistance budget.

Salon

Elton John criticizes Trump's USAID cuts

In a post to Instagram, John emphasized the "devastating effects" these cuts could have on the HIV response

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