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Supreme Court allows Trump to block billions in foreign aid money
The Supreme Court brushed aside a lower court ruling Friday and cleared the way for President Trump to do a "pocket rescission" of $4…
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Kristi Noem Rushed Millions in FEMA Aid After GOP Donor Called Her Up
Naples, Florida, has discovered one easy trick to bypass the bureaucratic delays Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has created at…
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How Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D’Oyen McKenna is leading her aid org in the face of Trump’s cuts
Following the Trump administration’s cuts to foreign aid, two-thirds of Mercy Corps’ U.S.-funded programs have been rescinded. CEO Tjada…
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Judge Smacks Down Trump’s Attempt to Hold States’ Disaster Aid Hostage
“In the wake of this horrible storm, many Americans in this region felt helpless and abandoned, and left behind by their government,”…
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John Legend, Irving Azoff, Kai Cenat Honored at Black Music Action Coalition Gala 2025 Following $500,000 Fire Aid Commitment
The Black Music Action Coalition held its fifth annual BMAC Gala in Los Angeles on Sept. 18 honoring John Legend, Irving Azoff and Kai…
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Farm Aid 40: How to watch CNN concert event in support of family farmers online for free without cable
Teenage Willie Nelson didn’t like picking cotton when he was growing up so he played in bands at local Texas dance halls instead. This…
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Trump administration's new global health aid strategy focuses on bilateral deals with countries
The State Department on Thursday announced it will refocus its foreign health assistance strategy around multiyear bilateral deals with…
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Daisy Ridley, Ambika Mod, Morfydd Clark Set for ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Table Read in Aid of Gaza
Ambika Mod, Daisy Ridley and Morfydd Clark are among the names taking part in a special one-off table read of “Pride and Prejudice” in…
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BBC investigates Afghan maternal deaths after US aid cuts
Yogita LimayeSouth Asia and Afghanistan correspondent When Shahnaz went into labour, her husband Abdul called a taxi to take them to the…
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Trump Is Suddenly on a Very Strange Disaster Aid Kick
The president also announced disaster aid to Kansas, Wisconsin, and South Dakota. In each post, he was sure to note that the funds were…
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MAGA Senator Blows Up Kristi Noem’s Claims on Delaying Disaster Aid
One MAGA lawmaker has had enough of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s “stonewalling” requests for funding from the Federal…
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Chief Justice Roberts keeps in place Trump funding freeze that threatens billions in foreign aid
Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily kept in place the Trump administration's decision to freeze nearly $5 billion in foreign…
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Trump asks Supreme Court to let him block $4 billion in foreign aid before deadline
The Trump administration rushed to the Supreme Court on Monday to ask the justices to step in and shut down billions of dollars in foreign…
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Judge Stops Trump’s Sneaky Scheme to Strip Foreign Aid
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s shady attempt to claw back funds through a rare legal move called a pocket…
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Judge orders Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid approved by Congress
The Trump administration must release billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress, including money that President Donald Trump…
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White House to slash $4.9 billion in foreign aid identified as 'wasteful'
President Trump is slashing $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid funding through a rarely-used budgetary maneuver known as…
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Trump blocks $4.9B in foreign aid Congress OK'd, using maneuver last seen nearly 50 years ago
President Donald Trump has told House Speaker Mike Johnson that he won't be spending $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid,…
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Survey finds Federal Student Aid complaints surging amid federal layoffs
Recent surveys show a sharp increase in college administrators complaining about the Federal Student Aid process as the Trump…
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How Trump’s new tax rate on college endowments is threatening university jobs and financial aid
A big increase in the tax on university endowments is adding to financial uncertainty for the wealthiest colleges in the U.S., leading…
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Trump Pulls Sneaky 180 After MAGA Rips Him on Disaster Aid Condition
“Americans went to the polls in November, and they had a choice between a Democratic candidate that had an open border, no enforcement,…
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Aid group says worker killed by Israeli military in attack on Gaza HQ
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has accused Israeli forces of attacking its headquarters in Gaza, killing one worker and…
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Independent Senator Calls for Ending Aid to Israel as It Starves Kids
A staunch Senate moderate on Monday issued a remarkable statement regarding the hunger crisis in Gaza, saying he will not back U.S.…
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'We need a real solution': Gazans welcome aid plan but fear it will not end crisis
Rushdi Abualouf Gaza correspondent, reporting from Istanbul Residents of Gaza have cautiously welcomed reports of a temporary humanitarian…
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Israel intercepts Gaza-bound activist boat with food aid
Watch: Moment IDF soldiers board Freedom Flotilla ship bringing aid to Gaza. Pro-Palestinian group Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) says…