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ELLEN KNICKMEYER

ELLEN KNICKMEYER

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The Trump administration demands UN agencies disclose any 'anti-American' ties

The Trump administration is demanding U.N. humanitarian agencies that receive or disburse U.S. funding to fill out a questionnaire disclosing any ties to communism, socialism or anti-American beliefs

The Trump administration demands UN agencies disclose any 'anti-American' ties
Crime|Political|US|World

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

Court asked to intervene after email tells USAID workers to destroy classified documents
Business|Political|US|World

Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing Congress' funding for USAID, judge says

A federal judge says President Donald Trump overstepped his authority in freezing almost all spending on U.S. humanitarian and development work abroad

Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing Congress' funding for USAID, judge says
Business|Political|US|World

Secretary of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with 83% of agency's programs gone

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is signaling that the Trump administration has finished its six-week purge of programs of the six-decade-old U.S. Agency for International Development

Secretary of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with 83% of agency's programs gone
MidEast|Political|US|World

American Jews who fled Syria ask White House to lift sanctions so they can rebuild in Damascus

American Jews who fled their Syrian homeland decades ago went to the White House this week to appeal to the Trump administration to lift sanctions on the country

American Jews who fled Syria ask White House to lift sanctions so they can rebuild in Damascus
Economy|Political|US

Judge orders Trump administration to speed payment of USAID and State Dept. debts

A federal judge has given the Trump administration until Monday to speed up payment toward some of nearly $2 billion owed to partners of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department

Judge orders Trump administration to speed payment of USAID and State Dept. debts
Europe|Political|US|World

Trump's pick as NATO ambassador says US commitment to the alliance is 'ironclad'

President Donald Trump’s pick as NATO ambassador is reassuring senators at his confirmation hearing that the Trump administration’s commitment to the military alliance is “ironclad.”

Trump's pick as NATO ambassador says US commitment to the alliance is 'ironclad'
Business|Political|US

USAID workers clear their desks in Trump's final push to dismantle the agency

U.S. Agency for International Development workers, some in tears, are carting away belongings from a final visit to their now-closed headquarters

USAID workers clear their desks in Trump's final push to dismantle the agency
Economy|Political|US|World

Trump administration says it's cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts

The Trump administration says it is eliminating more than 90% of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall U.S. assistance around the world

Trump administration says it's cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts
Business|Economy|Political|US|World

Judge gives Trump administration two days to release billions of dollars in blocked foreign aid

A federal judge has given the Trump administration less than two days to release billions of dollars in U.S. foreign aid

Judge gives Trump administration two days to release billions of dollars in blocked foreign aid
Political|US|World

The Trump administration is putting USAID staffers on leave worldwide and firing at least 1,600

The Trump administration says it's placing all but a fraction of staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave worldwide and eliminating at least 1,600 U.S.-based jobs

The Trump administration is putting USAID staffers on leave worldwide and firing at least 1,600
Health|Political|US

Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the job

A federal judge has cleared the way for the Trump administration to pull thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development staffers off the job

Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the job
Political|US|World

Trump administration is flouting an order to temporarily lift a freeze on foreign aid, judge says

A federal judge says the Trump administration has kept withholding foreign aid despite a court order and must at least temporarily restore the funding to programs worldwide

Trump administration is flouting an order to temporarily lift a freeze on foreign aid, judge says
Americas|Crime|Political|US

Trump administration labels 8 Latin American cartels as 'foreign terrorist organizations'

The Trump administration has designated eight Latin American crime organizations as “foreign terrorist organizations,” upping its pressure on cartels operating in the U.S. and on anyone aiding them

Trump administration labels 8 Latin American cartels as 'foreign terrorist organizations'
Business|Economy|Political|US|World

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 USAID shutdown is upending livelihoods for nonprofit workers, farmers and other Americans
Economy|Health|Political|US|World

Judge sets a 5-day deadline for the Trump administration to start lifting its USAID funding freeze

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift a funding freeze shutting down U.S. humanitarian aid and development worldwide

Judge sets a 5-day deadline for the Trump administration to start lifting its USAID funding freeze
Political|US|World

Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily allow funds for foreign aid to flow again

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift a three-week funding freeze that has shut down U.S. aid and development programs abroad

Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily allow funds for foreign aid to flow again
Business|Political|US|World

USAID staffers describe colleagues abandoned in violence in Congo as DOGE ends assistance programs

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

USAID staffers describe colleagues abandoned in violence in Congo as DOGE ends assistance programs
Business|Economy|Health|Political|US

White House fires USAID inspector general after warning about funding oversight, officials say

The White House fired the inspector general for the U.S. Agency for International Development on Tuesday

White House fires USAID inspector general after warning about funding oversight, officials say
Economy|Political|US|World

Unspent aid worth billions lacks oversight as Trump dismantles USAID, watchdog warns

USAID has lost almost all ability to track $8.2 billion in unspent humanitarian aid over the Trump administration’s foreign funding freeze and idling of staff, a government watchdog warned Monday

Unspent aid worth billions lacks oversight as Trump dismantles USAID, watchdog warns
Political|US|World

Judge blocks Trump from placing thousands of USAID workers on leave and giving them 30-day deadline

A federal judge has dealt President Donald Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk their first big setback in their dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, ordering a temporary halt to plans to pull thousands of agency staffers off the job

Judge blocks Trump from placing thousands of USAID workers on leave and giving them 30-day deadline
Americas|Political|US|World

Trump administration plans to slash all but a fraction of USAID jobs, officials say

The Trump administration has presented a plan to dramatically cut staffing worldwide for U.S. aid projects as part of its dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development

Trump administration plans to slash all but a fraction of USAID jobs, officials say
Crime|Political|US|World

Newly unsealed documents reveal more details of prosecutors' evidence in 9/11 attacks

Newly unsealed documents give one of the most detailed views yet of the evidence gathered on the accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, including how prosecutors allege he and others interacted with the hijackers who carried out the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks

Newly unsealed documents reveal more details of prosecutors' evidence in 9/11 attacks
Economy|Education|Political|US|World

Trump’s demand that US aid workers return home sparks outrage in Washington and anxiety overseas

U.S. aid staffers worldwide are scrambling for answers and starting to pack up households or pull their children from school

Trump’s demand that US aid workers return home sparks outrage in Washington and anxiety overseas
Economy|Political|US|World

Trump's administration is pulling almost all USAID workers off the job worldwide

President Donald Trump's administration says it's pulling almost all U.S. Agency for International Development workers off the job and out of the field worldwide

Trump's administration is pulling almost all USAID workers off the job worldwide

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