59 h. ago Judge orders Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid approved by Congress

Trump had told Mike Johnson that he would not spend $4.9bn in congressionally approved foreign aidUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration must release billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress, including money that Donald Trump said last week he will not be spending, a federal judge has ordered.US District Judge Amir Ali in Washington ruled on Wednesday that the move by the Republican administration was probably illegal and issued a preliminary injunction ordering the release of $11.5bn that is set to expire at the end of the month. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Trump’s aid cuts leave countries across Africa running out of crucial contraception

Exclusive: At least three countries are already out of some contraceptive methods – with more set to follow suit – leaving women vulnerable to high risk pregnancies and unsafe abortions, writes Rachel Schraer

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3 d. ago US approves $32.5 million in assistance to Nigeria to help address hunger

The United States has approved $32.5 million in assistance to Nigeria to help address hunger, in a rare shift in U.S. foreign policy since former President Donald Trump abruptly suspended most aid through the U.S. Agency for International Development

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8 d. ago Trump moves to scrap $4.9bn in already allocated US foreign aid

US president makes new effort to assert power over Congress with bid to cut ‘woke’ funding

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1 week ago USAID is holding a fire sale to get rid of all the equipment it planned to use on the 5000

Millions of dollars in equipment has been sold, redistributed, abandoned, or lost after Trump administration gutted foreign aid agency

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2 w. ago South Africa's most vulnerable struggle to find HIV medication after US aid cuts

Sex workers and transgender people are among South Africa's most vulnerable populations after the Trump administration slashed U.S. foreign aid and U.S.-funded health clinics dispensing HIV medication shut down

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3 w. ago Trump’s foreign aid cuts have ‘strengthened tyranny’ in Myanmar, rights groups say

USAID funding cuts have given Myanmar’s military rulers ‘carte blanche’ to escalate human rights abuses

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3 w. ago Court panel affirms Trump’s Day One order pulling billions of dollars worth of foreign aid

Biden-appointed appeals judge warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ in major blow to foreign assistance

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3 w. ago Court paves way for Trump to yank billions of dollars worth of foreign aid

Biden-appointed appeals judge warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ in major blow to foreign assistance

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