Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday the United States was cancelling 83% of programs at USAID, as the Trump administration guts spending not aligned with its “America First”…
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Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to freeze $2bn in foreign aid
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskA divided US Supreme Court handed a legal defeat to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, rejecting his bid to freeze some $2 billion in foreign aid payments. The court, in…
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Trump administration cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskThe United States has dramatically cut the budgets of overseas development and aid programmes, with multi-year contracts pared down by 92%, or $54 billion, the State Department said Wednesday. After…
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President Donald Trump’s administration said it placed all personnel at the foreign assistance agency USAID, except leaders and critical staff, on paid administrative leave and eliminated 1,600 positions in the…
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President backs Musk after Time unveils pointed magazine cover
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskDonald Trump has backed Elon Musk after Time magazine unveiled a new cover alongside an article looking at the billionaire’s “war on Washington”. Trump is then asked about Elon Musk…
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The United States has suspended aid projects worth over $845 million in Pakistan following President Donald Trump’s directive to cut funding for the United States Agency for International…