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President Trump Challenges Activist Judges, Seeks Supreme Court Intervention

Trump administration faces legal challenges from activist judges over executive actions, prompting calls for intervention to restore balance of powers.

Top News · Feb 20, 2025

Former Foreign Office head warns Reeves not to cut international aid

Exclusive: As chancellor scans budget for savings, Simon McDonald says need for humanitarian spending is ‘greater than ever’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2025

Trump’s dismantling of USAid raises risk of mpox global emergency, experts warn

As administration cuts off resources from African countries to contain outbreak, workers say ‘everybody’s lost’

The Guardian - US · Feb 20, 2025

China Increasing Influence Amid USAID Funding Pause

China's increasing influence in foreign aid as U.S. funding pauses, raising concerns about women's empowerment initiatives.

Top News · Feb 18, 2025

The USAID shutdown is upending livelihoods for nonprofit workers, farmers and other Americans

The Trump administration's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development is hurting a variety of U.S. companies, nonprofits and farms

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025

Musk’s rampage through government shows us how we can finally close the book on what Trumpism is all about

Trump, Musk and the Republican party are happily overriding parts of the constitution, and using means of questionable legality to cripple the federal government

The Guardian - US · Feb 18, 2025

Bill Gates warns of millions of deaths if Trump and Musk don't reinstate axed foreign aid funding

Microsoft cofounder and philanthropist Bill Gates has pointed out that millions of lives will be lost if U.S. foreign aid funding isn't reinstated.

Fortune · Feb 18, 2025

Trump’s aid cuts deny one million women a week access to contraception

IN FOCUS: The withdrawal of USAID funding enacted by Donald Trump is having an immediate impact in poor countries – with reproductive health, HIV and TB treatment all being halted. Alicja Hagopian reports

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025

'Vampires on Benefits': Elon Musk Claims Millions on US Social Security Are Over 100

Elon Musk shared data that over 20 million people over the age of 100, including many who are dead or never existed, could be receiving Social Security payments.

International Business Times UK · Feb 18, 2025

Elon Musk's DOGE Targets US Gold Reserves: 'This Gold Is Property Of The American Public!'

Based on his interactions on X, including with Senator Rand Paul, Elon Musk will likely push DOGE to audit US gold reserves, with a focus on Fort Knox.

International Business Times UK · Feb 18, 2025