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 almost a week on, as officials and aid workers overseas try to make sense of which activities must be suspended.
America’s foreign aid pause puts lives at risk
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Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Causes Fear of H.I.V. Resurgence in Africa
Patients and health care advocates said the abrupt decision to halt U.S. funding for a lifesaving H.I.V. program led to widespread confusion. The backtracking didn’t help.
Donald Trump's Aid Freeze Forces Zelensky to Look Elsewhere
Trump's aid freeze has left humanitarian projects in Ukraine without funding in the middle of winter, prompting concerns that many would have to close down. Zelensky's comments suggest that Kyiv is hoping that Europe and domestic funders can make up the shortfall as U.S. policy is being worked out.
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.
Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze sparks global funding crisis
The 90-day suspension of US aid and “stop-work” requirement following the president’s executive order last week has exposed with lightning-like intensity the global reach of US assistance, whose diverse projects worldwide have been an essential part of American soft power.
Former Kenyan President Rips African Leaders Over Trump's Aid Freeze
Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya's former president, told African leaders to consider Trump's freeze on foreign aid as a "wake-up call."
What Trump’s funding freeze could mean for student aid
Will student loans be impacted by Trump order to freeze federal grant and loan disbursements? Here's what we know so far.
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. Under an executive order signed during his first week in office,
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.
State Department Reverses Near-Full Stop of Foreign Aid
Marco Rubio’s memo now exempts ‘core life saving programs’ but withholds assistance for diversity and abortions.
Aid groups get blanket order to pause U.S.-funded programs as payments dry up
The U.S. Agency for International Development has told all aid groups to immediately pause all U.S.-funded programs "until ...
White House rescinds memo on federal aid freeze that caused widespread confusion
The White House Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday rescinded a memo that froze federal grants and loans and created ...
Ukraine Aid Groups Cut Services, Scramble for Cash After US Funding Shock
After nearly three years of war against Russian forces, cash-strapped Ukraine channels the bulk of state revenues to fund its ...
Hundreds of USAID internal contractors put on leave, terminated amid US freeze on global aid
Hundreds of internal contractors working for the U.S. Agency for International Development are being put on unpaid leave and ...
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 ...
Pauses on US foreign aid and other grants send funders and nonprofits scrambling
The Trump administration has made or initiated major policy changes that impact nonprofits and their missions in its first ...
UK warns Rwanda of threat to aid over its involvement in DRC conflict
Britain has warned Rwanda that its involvement in an escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo could jeopardise ...
Trump revokes federal aid freeze; Meta settles lawsuit over suspending his accounts post-Jan. 6
Follow updates and news coverage of the Senate confirmation hearing for RFK Jr. Stay up to date with real-time developments ...