Inside the Chaos and Heartbreak of Trump's Foreign-Aid Freeze
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order that called for a 90-day pause on new foreign-aid programs for efficiency and "consistency with U.S. foreign policy." The order got less attention than some of the others he signed that day but may have much more far-reaching effects.
How Trump's federal aid freeze endangers people with disabilities
As a judge in Washington, D.C., considers further halting the Trump administration's freeze on federal funds, a new court filing shows the human cost.
How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze
President Trump’s order to halt most foreign aid has intensified humanitarian crises and raised questions about the United States’ reliability as a global leader.
How Christian Groups Are Responding to Trump’s Foreign-Aid Freeze
Since the inauguration, the incoming Administration has imposed spending freezes and stop-work orders on a wide swath of American foreign-aid enterprises. Funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)—which,
Trump administration's foreign aid freeze puts Manitoba-led program in jeopardy
A freeze on USAID research funding could kill a University of Manitoba outreach program that saves lives in Nairobi. Assistant Prof. Julie Lajoie says 50,000 people get AIDs prevention drugs through the program,
Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign aid puts 500,000 children’s lives at risk
Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed aid recipients for "deliberately sabotaging it" as he was accused of "an alarming lack of compassion."
Trump’s Freeze on Foreign Aid Will Make Diseases Surge
President Trump’s sweeping spending freeze on U.S. foreign aid has immediate health consequences, writes Gavin Yamey.
Trump admin recalls USAID staff worldwide amid foreign aid freeze
The Trump administration is recalling USAID staff from overseas, placing most on leave as part of a broader foreign aid freeze. The move effectively dismantles the agency's global presence and has sparked backlash from diplomatic and humanitarian groups.
USAID website goes offline in Trump administration’s 2-week-old freeze on foreign aid worldwide
USAID’s website has dropped offline without explanation in the Trump administration's two-week-old funding freeze of U.S. foreign aid and development funding.
Trump Foreign Aid Freeze Halts DOJ Overseas Enforcement
President Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze has suspended Justice Department overseas investigators from pursuing the same targets his administration says it prioritizes as top threats.
‘Catastrophic’ layoffs hit foreign aid groups amid Trump admin funding freeze
Thousands of U.S. workers in the foreign development field are being furloughed or laid off, as the industry coffers run dry.
Sudan's civil war is starving thousands of children. Aid workers say Trump's aid freeze could cost more lives.
Sudan's civil war is starving millions of civilians, who rely largely on foreign aid that has come from the U.S. more than ...
Trump's aid freeze shocks a Syria camp holding families linked to the Islamic State group
The Trump administration’s unprecedented freeze on foreign aid has caused chaos and uncertainty in a camp holding thousands ...
Trump's aid cuts imperil emerging market investment cash
The United States' decision to freeze and potentially scrap its core aid agency jolted countries receiving its funding and ...
Uganda’s LGBTQ community faces anxiety and uncertainty after U.S. aid freeze
A non-profit organization supporting LGBTQ people in Uganda says its work is being threatened by U.S. President Donald ...
Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show
Four days after Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk’s top lieutenants at the Treasury Department asked its acting ...