CNN3d
Trump’s federal hiring freeze halts onboarding of federal firefighting crews ahead of wildfire season
The federal hiring freeze implemented by President Donald Trump has affected the hiring of a crucial group of federal workers: firefighters. The freeze comes at a critical time, when fire ...
The New York Times4d
Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Has Created Chaos. Here Is What to Know.
It has been hit the hardest by the freeze. Mr. Trump has accused the agency of rampant corruption and fraud, without providing evidence. The billionaire Elon Musk, who has been given the task of ...
The Hill3d
Waltz defends USAID funding freeze, Musk influence
President Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz defended the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funding freeze and tech billionaire Elon Musk’s influence over the federal ...
Wall Street Journal2d
How Trump’s Aid Freeze Could Drive More Drugs and Migrants to U.S. Streets
Yet security officials say some moves—chiefly the administration’s decision to freeze aid that helps Latin American governments take on criminal groups—could undermine the White House’s ...
Los Angeles Times5d
Head Start child-care centers face pay delays after Trump’s federal funding freeze
The White House later clarified that Head Start would not be affected by the freeze, and OMB rescinded the memo after it was temporarily blocked by a federal judge. Nonetheless, a growing number ...
Reuters4d
Trump’s aid freeze sparks mayhem around the world
Aid freeze affects programs across globe, causing confusion and fear USAID turmoil worsens aid distribution issues, staff fired or barred from communication Essential services halted, risking ...
MSNBC4d
D.C. judge issues temporary restraining order against Trump’s federal funding freeze
U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan previously halted the freeze. She continued to do so Monday while calling out the administration's actions during the litigation. By Jordan Rubin U.S. District ...
The Boston Globe5d
Trump’s freeze on $316m for Mass. climate efforts is ‘unconstitutional,’ Markey says
Hundreds of millions of dollars allocated to Massachusetts’ clean energy and environmental programs remains inaccessible due to the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze, Senator Ed ...
New York Post4d
Trump orders South Africa aid freeze, will announce refugee resettlement program for white South African farmers
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday formalizing his announcement earlier this week that he’ll freeze assistance to South Africa for a law aiming to address some of the wrongs ...
scmp.com3d
Can China fill US-sized void in Pacific after Trump’s foreign aid freeze?
adding that several USAID partners in the region were trying to evaluate the potential impact of the freeze on their schemes.
Marketplace6d
U.S. nonprofits still reeling from federal funding freeze
He furloughed about 90 staff because of the freeze. And even though some funds started coming through again on Wednesday, he’s still working on a plan to bring them back. Jana Davis is ...