President Trump’s executive order suspending foreign aid is reckless and cruel
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters onboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 27, 2025. The sense of crisis among aid groups worldwide is surging, as American officials tell groups they must obey an almost universal stop-work order issued by Secretary of State Marco Rubio after Trump's directive.
How Trump’s foreign aid shutdown affects the world, in three graphs
President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on nearly all U.S. foreign aid froze a globe-spanning apparatus that provides assistance ranging from weapons of war to lifesaving medicines.
Trump foreign aid pause not contingent on domestic hurricane, fire recovery | Fact check
Trump signed an executive order to pause foreign development aid. The order doesn't mention Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee or California.
U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Cripples Programs Worldwide
Many of the frozen programs are aimed at alleviating disease and malnutrition, but even security programs with U.S. funding are shutting down.
Rubio orders freeze of new funding for nearly all U.S. foreign aid programs
Rubio's order, sent to U.S. diplomatic and consular posts and obtained Friday by CBS News, stated that across the U.S. government, "it is currently impossible to access sufficient information in one place to determine whether the foreign assistance policies and interests supported by appropriations are not duplicated,
Trump Administration Scales Back Order To Stop Foreign Assistance
A new directive from Secretary of State Marco Rubio says medical and humanitarian operations can continue, though the precise meaning of what's allowed remains unclear.
Trump resumes some foreign aid programs - NYT
The United States has canceled some aid programs for other countries, namely life-saving projects, The New York Times reports. On Tuesday, January 28, the administration of President Donald Trump partially abandoned the order to terminate almost all US foreign aid programs.
Trump Suspends 60 USAID Officials To 'Suppress Dissent' Over Foreign Aid Changes | Watch
U.S. President Donald Trump has suspended 60 senior USAID officials on administrative leave. This move follows Trump’s executive order to suspend most foreign aid for 90 days. The suspension aims to review U.
Trump orders ban foreign aid, rescind federal funds guidance for abortion
In a move that global health workers say will likely have devastating consequences for women and girls throughout the world, President Donald has reinstated a policy that bans foreign aid workers from offering information about abortion,
US foreign aid freeze is upending global aid and the work of contractors
The extent of the impacts of the Trump administration’s sudden 90-day freeze of almost all foreign aid is still unclear ...
US aid agency is in upheaval during foreign assistance freeze and staff departures
Trump administration changes have upended the U.S. agency charged with providing humanitarian aid overseas, with senior ...
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America’s foreign aid pause puts lives at risk
Americans would be in danger, too. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US army veteran, rammed his Ford pickup into a crowd in ...
As humanitarian officials warn people could die as a result of Trump’s foreign aid halt, Rubio issues new waiver
Officials inside and outside of the US government are grappling with the fallout of the Trump administration’s sudden ...
Rubio backtracks on near-total foreign aid freeze, issues humanitarian waiver
Secretary of State Marco Rubio backtracked on Trump’s near-total foreign aid freeze and approved potentially billions of ...
A US shutdown on foreign aid is hitting worldwide. Rubio adds more exemptions
U.S.-funded aid programs worldwide have begun firing staff and preparing to shut down their operations as an unprecedented ...
Trump’s foreign aid freeze causes fear of HIV resurgence in Africa
The Trump administration has said that foreign assistance programs will be paused for three months as it reviews how money is being spent.