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As Trump administration dismantles USAID, staffers get just 15 minutes to clear desks

Many workers say the move is insulting

The Independent UK

Supreme Court pauses judge’s order for Trump to unfreeze USAID payments in first DOGE test for justices

High court temporarily blocks judge’s order just before midnight deadline to restart aid payments

The Independent UK

Trump Administration Terminates Over 90% Of Foreign Aid Awards

The Trump administration's termination of over 90% of USAID's foreign aid awards impacts global aid programs.

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Musk Compared to Homer Simpson After Flippant Reaction to DOGE 'Accidentally' Eliminating Ebola Prevention

Fans of The Simpsons drew parallels between Homer and Elon Musk after Musk casually admitted that DOGE briefly canceled Ebola prevention programs on accident.

Latin Times

The Latest: EPA wants to repeal a landmark environmental finding, jeopardizing climate regulations

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin has privately urged President Donald Trump’s administration to reconsider a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action against climate change

The Independent UK

Trump administration cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts, documents show

The Trump administration says it is eliminating more than 90% of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall U.S. assistance around the world

The Independent UK

Elon Musk admits that DOGE accidentally canceled Ebola prevention during USAID cuts: ‘We won’t be perfect’

SpaceX boss claims there was ‘no interruption’ to the Ebola program, but a former USAID head says otherwise

The Independent UK

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Fired USAid workers and HIV activists hold ‘die-in’ to protest Trump and Musk

Dozens of demonstrators lie down in government office building to warn against dismantling foreign aid agency

The Guardian - US

Trump Administration Delays Billion Foreign Aid Payments

Trump administration faces delays in disbursing billion owed to contractors impacted by foreign aid freeze.

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Rory Stewart says Starmer and Trump have inflicted ‘unimaginable damage’ over foreign aid cuts

Labour prime minister and US president accused of harming international security and the climate

The Independent UK

Trump administration appeals deadline to release US foreign aid funding

Nonprofits and businesses have argued that a 90-day foreign aid freeze under Trump has left US government bills unpaid.

Al Jazeera

DOGE subcommittee clashes over USAID, with little middle ground

The subcommittee led by Marjorie Taylor Greene is quickly becoming the site of a pitched battle over Trump’s agenda.

Roll Call

Emergency fundraisers offer a lifeline to groups who've lost foreign aid

Several nonprofit groups launched fundraising campaigns last week to help organizations who have lost funding because of the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign assistance

The Independent UK

USAID workers are being allowed back to the office for 'approximately 15 minutes' to collect their belongings

The process is being conducted with strict time limits and security measures, and employees are required to acknowledge they have no official government records in their possession.

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The Guardian - US

‘Like being on the Titanic’: US aid workers fear there is no future in helping others

Trump’s order to stop work on aid projects around the globe has left dedicated staff shocked and demoralised

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s cuts are a huge mistake – foreign aid is an investment, not an expense

At the height of the cold war, the west advanced its soft power through aid and development spending. If we cut that now, who will fill the vacuum?, asks Halima Begum of Oxfam

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USAID Employees Given Two Days To Retrieve Belongings

USAID issues guidelines for terminated employees to retrieve personal belongings from Ronald Reagan Building. Time slots allocated for collection, bring ow...

The Guardian - UK

Along Thai-Myanmar border, Trump’s decision to suspend foreign aid is deadly

Despite a pledge that life-saving assistance would be exempt from the USAid freeze, countless groups providing critical care have been forced to stop work

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The Independent UK

Trump loses in court three times – on USAID, refugees and frozen funds – within 90 minutes

Trump faces three major setbacks to his agenda from Biden-appointed judges

The Independent UK

Nearly 6,000 veterans have lost jobs in Musk purge, Democrats say

If DOGE chief does trim down 75 percent of the federal workforce, up to 500,000 veterans could lose their jobs

The Guardian - US

USAid workers to be ‘escorted’ back to collect belongings amid Trump shutdown bid

Staff at foreign aid agency who were put on leave to be allowed 15 minutes to retrieve personal items from office

AAP

US retreat leaves Australia to weigh Pacific aid gaps

Donald Trump's aid freeze, dismantling of key agency USAID and reinstatement of the global gag rule will both shatter and shake up development assistance.

The Conversation

USAID’s apparent demise and the US withdrawal from WHO put millions of lives worldwide at risk and imperil US national security

On his first day in office, Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump began a drastic reshaping of the United States’ role in global health as part of the first 26 executive orders of his new term.

Al Jazeera

US judge issues deadline for Trump administration to pay foreign aid funds

The judge said that the administration had failed to comply with earlier orders that the funds be unfrozen.

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Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration To Release Foreign Aid

Federal judge orders Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid funds following non-compliance with court order.

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