4 h. ago US cutting foreign aid budgets by more than 90%, Trump administration says

US cutting foreign aid budgets by more than 90%, Trump administration says  Al Jazeera English

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4 h. ago Chief Justice John Roberts pauses judge’s order for Trump admin to pay foreign aid contractors by midnight

U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts has paused a federal judge’s order that required the Trump administration to pay out foreign aid funds to contractors by midnight.

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6 h. ago Supreme Court delays deadline for Trump administration to pay $1.9B in foreign aid

Chief Justice John Roberts, in an order Wednesday night, has stayed a lower court order that the administration pay out $1.9 billion by midnight

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7 h. ago Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene over deadline to pay $1.9B in foreign aid

The Trump administration’s last hope to avoid forking over $1.9 billion to foreign aid groups is in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court.

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7 h. ago Secretary of State Marco Rubio vows President Donald Trump won't be 'blackmailed' by the Maduro regime

Secretary of State Marco Rubio joins "The Brian Kilmeade Show" to discuss the Trump administration's posture toward Venezuela.

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8 h. ago Pritzker: Trump Taking Away Rights, Favoring People Is 'Threat to Our Democracy'

Governor JB Pritzker (D-IL) said Wednesday on MSNBC's "Deadline" that the Trump administration threatened democracy by removing rights and favoring one group of people over another. The post Pritzker: Trump Taking Away Rights, Favoring People Is ‘Threat to Our Democracy’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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9 h. ago NIH partially lifts freeze on funding process for medical research

Thousands of grant applications had been stalled when the Trump administration blocked the National Institutes of Health from posting notices to the Federal Register.

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10 h. ago Trump signs executive order to expand DOGE’s spending review powers

In a newly issued executive order (EO), the Trump administration has instructed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the Elon Musk-advised initiative to reduce federal spending, to create a “centralized technological system” in every agency to record contract and grant awards. As part of the ramp-up of these systems, agency employees who approved individual contract […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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10 h. ago Trump administration sets deadline for NYC to shut down controversial congestion pricing toll

The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a letter ordering the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to eliminate its congestion pricing toll in New York City by March 21.

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11 h. ago White House fires back at progressive filmmaker: ‘Dumbest statement of the year’

The White House fired back at progressive filmmaker and activist Michael Moore’s criticism of the Trump administration’s deportations, saying his comments could be the "dumbest statement of the year."

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11 h. ago Trump administration tells NYC to shut down congestion pricing by March 21

The Federal Highway Administration said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority must stop collecting tolls by that date to allow for an "orderly cessation."

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11 h. ago Trump administration loophole snags US research grants from Lyme to lung disease

Trump administration loophole snags US research grants from Lyme to lung disease  Reuters

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13 h. ago Here are all the tech companies rolling back DEI or still committed to it — so far

Companies around America have started cutting DEI programs and eliminating DEI commitments from public documents in response to legal and political threats from the Trump administration. Just a few weeks ago, Attorney General Pam Bondi instructed the Department of Justice to “investigate, eliminate, and penalize,” DEI programs deemed illegal in private sector companies that receive […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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13 h. ago Mayor of America’s biggest city thanks Trump for crackdown on criminal immigrants

Mayor Eric Adams of New York thanked the Trump administration for cracking down on criminal illegal immigrants, which helped reduce the stream of immigrants in the city by over 1,000%.

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14 h. ago A pattern emerges in Elon Musk's federal shakeup: 'Break first, ask questions later'

Five weeks in, there's an emerging pattern in how the Trump administration moves to target federal employees. And it begins with Elon Musk bringing in tactics he's employed at his various businesses.

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14 h. ago Judge denies request to delay Trump admin paying nearly $2B in foreign aid

Judge Amir Ali said the Trump administration violated a court order about foreign aid and is ordering them to pay millions to nonprofits.

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14 h. ago Jim Jordan details House GOP strategy to back up Trump in court: 'Everything's on the table'

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan sat down with Fox News Digital to discuss how Republicans are working with the Trump administration.

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15 h. ago Trump administration appeals deadline to release US foreign aid funding

Trump administration appeals deadline to release US foreign aid funding  Al Jazeera English

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15 h. ago Trump: Environmental Protection Agency eyeing to cut 65% of its staffers

President Donald Trump said that Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin is eyeing cutting 65% of federal employees from the agency.

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15 h. ago U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to visit the White House. Here's what to know

In his visit on Thursday, the prime minister will try to leverage the U.K.'s so-called "special relationship" with U.S. and act as a bridge between the Trump administration and U.S. allies in Europe.

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