Trump Order Freezing Foreign Aid Halts Programs Worldwide, Prompts Confusion and Rush for Waivers
WASHINGTON—A Trump administration order pausing almost all foreign aid has left counterterrorism training in Somalia, HIV treatment in Uganda, narcotics interdiction in Colombia, prosthetics for refugees from Myanmar,
Senior USAID staff put on leave amid Trump’s order halting foreign aid
The move, detailed in emails obtained by The Post, comes as the Trump administration seeks to radically reorient the U.S. relationship with foreign assistance.
Trump’s strict foreign funding freeze sparks panic among international aid groups
Internal communications reviewed by ABC News show that the Trump administration plans to strictly implement an executive order from the president mandating a 90-day freeze on almost all U.S. foreign aid amid a review,
Funding for AIDS relief program to stop after foreign aid pause ordered
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, provides billions in funding to organizations to combat HIV.
The US Halt In Foreign Aid ‘Could Mean Life Or Death For Millions’
On Friday, the new head of the Office of Foreign Assistance sent a memo ordering a pause on all new aid spending and a halt to existing work.
Trump administration memo tells USAID to put "America First" in reviewing foreign aid
The Trump administration urged U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) workers to join the effort to transform how Washington allocates aid around the world in line with Trump’s “America First” policy.
Rubio orders freeze of new funding for nearly all U.S. foreign aid programs
Under Rubio's order, there is an 85-day deadline for a "government-wide comprehensive review of all foreign assistance" to be completed, and, it stated, "a report shall be produced to the Secretary of State for his consideration and recommendation to the President."
Trump freezes foreign aid under ‘America First’ policy
The United States froze virtually all foreign aid on Friday. Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, sent an internal memo days after Donald Trump took office vowing an “America First” policy of tightly restricted assistance overseas.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio orders halt to almost all U.S. foreign aid
The directive follows President Donald Trump’s executive order Monday pausing new obligations and disbursements of foreign aid pending review.
Trump's foreign aid freeze halts funding for digital diplomacy bureau
Shortly after taking office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that effectively put a freeze on most foreign aid. One lesser-known effect of this 90-day freeze? Funding has been halted for the State Department's Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy (CDP),
‘Cruel and deadly’: Aid organizations reeling from Trump’s freeze on foreign aid
Chaos and uncertainty are swirling around the Trump administration’s new order halting most foreign aid grants for three months – and introduced the possibility that organizations dependent on federal funds could soon face bankruptcy,
Sweeping Halt to Foreign Aid Does Not Apply to Arms for Israel and Egypt
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s orders could force many groups working on global aid to stop their programs. And the White ...
US places dozens of senior aid officials on leave, citing possible resistance to Trump orders
At least 56 senior officials in the top U.S. aid and development agency have been placed on leave amid an investigation into ...
Afghanistan food crisis deepens as aid cuts leave many living on ‘just bread and tea’
The head of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan says the agency can only feed half the millions of Afghans in need after ...
UN chief Guterres calls for more exemptions to US aid pause
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for the United States to consider additional exemptions to ...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Does Victory Lap as Ukraine Aid Frozen
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, voiced her support on Friday for the recent halt in foreign aid ...
US has not stopped military aid to Ukraine, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the U.S. has not stopped military aid to Ukraine after newly sworn in U.S.
House Democrats urge Rubio to lift foreign assistance freeze
House Democrats urged President Trump’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio to lift the foreign assistance freeze mandated by an ...
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6.5 million children at risk: Top researcher warns of 'serious damage' as US freezes almost all foreign aid
As part of a policy review to align foreign aid with US President Donald Trump’s priorities, the sweeping pause freezes billions in life-saving aid.