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USAID staff ordered to shred and torch records as Trump is named in emergency court motion

Emergency motion filed to stop the destruction

The Independent UK

Court asked to intervene after email tells USAID workers to destroy classified documents

A union for U.S. Agency for International Development contractors is asking a federal judge to intervene in any destruction of USAID classified documents

The Independent UK

Why the Supreme Court's "Order" In The USAID Case Was An Advisory Opinion (Updated)

If the Court denies the writ or application, the Court cannot instruct the lower court.

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Even as US slashes jobs, ‘it is the calm before the storm’, economists warn

An upcoming trade war and more DOGE job cuts will hammer the US economy, economists warn.

Al Jazeera

'Getting Scary': US Aid Cuts Undermine Global Fight Against TB

The Trump administration's sweeping foreign aid cuts will send tuberculosis cases and deaths soaring around the world, humanitarian workers have warned.

International Business Times

Suspension of USAID funding by Trump administration likely violated Constitution, judge says

For the second time, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to pay out money Congress appropriated to foreign aid partners

The Independent UK

How Trump’s foreign aid and diplomatic cuts will make it harder for the US to wield soft power to maintain its friendships and win new ones

The Trump administration has proposed shuttering USAID and cutting some of the State Department’s critical diplomatic programs; it has also announced tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China. As scholar Borja Santos Porras has noted, these measures may lead to modest savings, however, the long-term damage to the reputation…

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Judge Questions Elon Musk DOGE's 'Unusual Secrecy' In Operations, Orders Public Transparency

A district judge has raised issue with the alleged "unusual secrecy" around DOGE operations, ordering the Trump-established unit to produce a government watchdog's requests for more information on how the office operates and who its personnel are.

International Business Times

UNRWA chief warns of ‘deepening hunger’ in Gaza as Israel blocks all food

With Israel’s complete blockade on Gaza approaching 10 days, Philippe Lazzarini says aid is being ‘weaponised’.

Al Jazeera

Trump administration briefing: Mahmoud Khalil’s detention, ‘Trumpcession’ fears and gutting USAid

From cries of ‘McCarthyism’ over Palestinian activist’s detention to fears over a ‘Trumpcession’ – key US politics stories from Monday at a glance

The Guardian - US

Rubio announces 83 percent of USAID contracts cancelled under Trump

Trump administration has targeted USAID as part of president’s efforts to trim government spending and reduce ‘waste’.

Al Jazeera

Musk’s ruthless approach to efficiency is not translating well to the U.S. government

Elon Musk has been steadily expanding his political influence since being designated a “special government employee” by United States President Donald Trump in January.

The Conversation

Marco Rubio Confirms Vast Majority Of USAID Programs Will Be Cancelled: 'Thank You To DOGE'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said over 80% of all USAID programs will be cancelled, leaving some 1,000 standing

Latin Times

Trump’s USAid cuts will have huge impact on global climate finance, data shows

Campaigners say funding halt is a ‘staggering blow’ to vulnerable nations and to efforts to keep heating below 1.5C

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Salon

Alito's USAID dissent is a map for Trump

The Supreme Court justice insists that President Trump can disregard federal law simply because he disapproves

The Independent UK

No disease is deadlier in Africa than malaria. Trump's US aid cuts weaken the fight against it

Malaria season begins this month in a large part of Africa

International Business Times

'Grieving': US Federal Workers Thrown Into Uncertain Job Market

Unprecedented cuts to the US government overseen by President Donald Trump's billionaire advisor Elon Musk are sending thousands of federal workers and contractors back to the labor market -- but experts warn that hiring is low at this time.

The Guardian - US

Trump policies could fuel illicit drug trade despite vow to curb fentanyl

‘Coercive’ tariffs and federal funding cuts could worsen flow of illicit drugs into US, ex-government officials warn

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The Independent UK

From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze

Trump administration freezes on U.S. foreign aid have led many United Nations organizations to cut staff, budgets and services in places as diverse as Afghanistan, Sudan, Ukraine and even the United States

Fortune

Musk reportedly sneers that Marco Rubio is ‘good on TV’ as top diplomat airs grievances about DOGE cuts at explosive meeting

Rubio had been privately furious with Musk for weeks, ever since the billionaire’s DOGE team dismantled USAID, the New York Times reported.

Latin Times

Judge Gives Hard Deadline To Trump Administration To Make USAID Payments After Legal Setback

The case stems from lawsuits filed by several non-profit organizations over the Trump administration's foreign aid freeze as part of a broader effort to cut federal spending

The Conversation

How Trump’s $2B court battle over foreign aid could reshape executive authority

Amid the chaos of the Trump administration’s first few weeks in office, a court case regarding the president’s legal right to stop payment of nearly US$2 billion in U.S. Agency for International Development contracts poses an important legal question whose answer may show just how strong the country’s separation of…

International Business Times

Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration To Expedite Partial Repayment Of $2B USAID Debts

A deadline has been set for Monday to repay the amounts owed to at least nine aid groups that filed a lawsuit after President Donald Trump halted all U.S. foreign assistance.

The Guardian - UK

US foreign aid projects asked to justify their work in White House survey

Staff questioned on eccentric list of criteria that meet Trump administration’s new national security priorities

The Independent UK

Aid operations in Gaza imperiled as millions of promised USAID dollars do not arrive

The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID have frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in contractual payments to aid groups, leaving them paying out of pocket to preserve a fragile ceasefire, according to officials from the U.S. humanitarian agency

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