Inside the Chaos and Heartbreak of Trump's Foreign-Aid Freeze
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order that called for a 90-day pause on new foreign-aid programs for efficiency and "consistency with U.S. foreign policy." The order got less attention than some of the others he signed that day but may have much more far-reaching effects.
How Trump's federal aid freeze endangers people with disabilities
As a judge in Washington, D.C., considers further halting the Trump administration's freeze on federal funds, a new court filing shows the human cost.
Judge blocks Trump federal funding freeze on all public loans, grants and more aid
The spending freeze on federal assistance could affect everything from aid to nonprofits, universities, small business loans and state and local government grants.
Judge extends halt on Trump federal aid freeze
A federal judge on Monday extended an order blocking the Trump administration from enforcing a sweeping freeze on federal grants, rejecting arguments from the Justice Department that the case had become moot following the withdrawal of an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directive.
Trump administration rescinds order attempting to freeze federal aid spending
Several executive orders Trump signed last week pause or end some federal funding. Those executive orders, which remain in place, include the freezing of foreign aid, all funds to federal grantees who received money for DEI-related purposes and all funds appropriated through the Inflation Reduction Act.
Trump's federal aid freeze sparks confusion and anxiety in Arizona: What to know
The order is temporarily on ice, but uncertainty swirls around which programs would and wouldn't be hit by the federal aid freeze.
Judge halts Trump federal aid freeze at request of 22 states
U.S. District Judge John McConnell issued a temporary restraining order preventing the administration from enforcing its halt on aid disbursements.
Second judge blocks Trump's federal aid funding freeze
The Justice Department argued that the lawsuit by 22 states was moot because the Trump administration recently rescinded its spending memo. The judge disagreed.
Mulvaney says Trump’s federal aid freeze could end up at Supreme Court
Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Tuesday that President Trump’s federal aid freeze could end up at the Supreme Court. “How does this end? This is already in the courts. You
Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Could Prove to Be a Boon for the World’s Authoritarian Strongmen
When President Donald Trump froze foreign assistance for 90 days, he argued that such a drastic step was needed to eliminate waste and block what he derides as “woke” spending that doesn’t align with
Trump’s Freeze on Foreign Aid Will Make Diseases Surge
President Trump’s sweeping spending freeze on U.S. foreign aid has immediate health consequences, writes Gavin Yamey.
Head Start child-care centers face pay delays after Trump’s federal funding freeze
Some Head Start programs are struggling to continue services as funding delays hit. The delays come after Trump walked back ...
Nueces County agency pauses some services as it navigates brief freeze on federal funding
A Nueces County nonprofit has paused some of its services as it waits for the Trump administration's temporary freeze on ...
Iowa Democrat seeks state aid for refugees caught in limbo after federal funding freeze
An iowa lawmaker is introducing a bill in the state senate to get state aid to help refugees who are in limbo after arriving ...
Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show
Four days after Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk’s top lieutenants at the Treasury Department asked its acting ...