US aid was long a lifeline for Eastern Europe. Trump cuts are sending shockwaves through the region
President Donald Trump’s abrupt freeze of U.S. foreign aid is sending shockwaves through Eastern Europe, leaving pro-democracy groups, independent media, civil society initiatives and local ...
USAID labor director pushed out after fighting back against removal of career leadership
Dozens of career senior civil servants and foreign service officers have been placed on administrative leave and hundreds of ...
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Trump’s Suspension of US Foreign Aid Hits Hundreds of Balkan Projects
The three-month pause in foreign aid imposed by the new US administration has left the future of numerous civil society, ...
USAID Director Purged For Refusing to Carry Out DOGE Firings
A career employee at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has reportedly been placed on administrative leave ...
Trump’s revenge targets feds, expands his power and disrupts government
Less than a fortnight in office, President Donald Trump has quickly targeted federal employees in his attempt to remake the ...
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 ...
A career official tried to undo Trump’s purge at USAID. He was then purged, too.
A dramatic purge and counter-purge at USAID played out in emails obtained by The Washington Post, as Trump’s pause on foreign ...
Trump Administration Makes Unsupported Claim About $50 Million for Condoms to Gaza
President Donald Trump said his administration blocked $50 million for condoms to be sent to Gaza through its pause on ...
Trump’s First Two Weeks Have Thrown U.S. Climate Spending Into Chaos
Executive orders and announcements by President Trump have put billions of dollars in U.S. climate commitments into question.
How Denver landed NWSL franchise to bring women’s professional sports back to Colorado
For Denver FC’s grassroots movement to rally the city around a bid for an NWSL paid off this month, when the league awarded ...
Did Trump stop the U.S. from sending $50M worth of condoms to Gaza?
President Donald Trump said this week that he stopped the United States from sending $50 million “to Gaza to buy condoms for ...