HISTORICAL FACTS: 30 - The Untold Story

‘A fight for our lives’: Trump’s USAid freeze is harming millions of women and girls

A 90-day stop-work order means many clinics around the world will shut and vital care will be withheld

The Guardian - US · Feb 13, 2025

USAID’s freeze has thrust the entire global aid system into uncertainty

The Trump administration’s decision to suspend USAID workers for 90 days and pause most of its international aid work has rocked the foundations of the global aid system. The move, which has sparked outrage in the international community, threatens to destabilise vulnerable regions and halt decades of progress in economic…

The Conversation · Feb 13, 2025

USAid cuts sow feeling of betrayal among Yazidis, 10 years after IS genocide

Figures who backed rights of religious minorities in first Trump term fall silent as vital work halted on the ground

The Guardian - US · Feb 13, 2025

Why federal courts are unlikely to save democracy from Trump’s and Musk’s attacks

State governments, community groups, advocacy nonprofits and regular Americans have filed a large and growing number of federal lawsuits opposing President Donald Trump’s barrage of executive orders and policy statements. Some of his actions have been put on hold by the federal courts, at least temporarily.

The Conversation · Feb 12, 2025

The Latest: Hegseth says Ukraine must abandon hope of restoring pre-war borders

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a major shift in U.S. policy on Ukraine: The way forward, he told allies in Brussels, is to abandon the “illusory goal” of a return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders and prepare for a negotiated settlement with Russia, backed up with an international force that…

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025

Trump White House’s disengagement from HIV/AIDS response could have lethal consequences

With the endless stream of announcements, reversals, measures and countermeasures coming from the new administration of United States President Donald Trump, it has become difficult to make sense of what is just noise or opening negotiation offers and what constitutes actual policy change.

The Conversation · Feb 12, 2025

USAID inspector fired after revealing nearly $500m in food aid was about to spoil amid Trump funding freeze

Report from inspector general’s office criticized Trump administration’s attempt to drastically cut USAID

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025

Lawsuit describes Musk's DOGE teams overseeing the killing of hundreds of USAID programs abroad

Newly filed affidavits of U.S. Agency for International Development workers describe a lieutenant of Trump ally Elon Musk and other outsiders directing the immediate termination of hundreds of U.S. aid and foreign assistance programs abroad this week

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025

Elon's 'Daily Proctology Exam'

Plus: Vance's AI speech, bubble boy playgrounds, Delaware antagonizes founders, and more...

Reason · Feb 12, 2025

Federal Judge To Hear Arguments On USAID Dismantling

Federal judge to hear arguments on dismantling USAID with a request for a preliminary injunction from unions.

Top News · Feb 12, 2025