Why the courts may be the last constraint on Trump but may not contain his power grabs
Given Republican control of Congress, the confirmation of Trump ultra-loyalist Pamela Bondi as his attorney general and the ...
Trump and Musk Promote Misleading ‘Scandal’ About Government Funding Media
Trump has bundled two of his long-favored political targets—federal government spending and the media—into one attack while ...
DOGE was tasked with stopping Treasury payments to USAID, AP sources say
Officials working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency sought access to the Treasury Department payment ...
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Does DOGE Pose a National Security Risk?
The department said that it was working with the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI to assess ...
Kosovo elections will decide who will lead stalled talks with Serbia and manage a battered economy
Kosovo goes to the polls Sunday in a parliamentary election expected to be a key test for Prime Minister Albin Kurti after ...
US aid cutoff poses new challenges to rights groups and independent media from Russia and Belarus
Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws ...
Al Jazeera English on MSN40m
Trump’s gutting of USAID sends chill through Southeast Asia
As the world’s largest single provider of humanitarian aid, USAID last year allocated $860m to the region alone. The agency operates in six out of Southeast Asia’s 11 countries – Cambodia, Laos, ...
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USAID: Fear, anguish as mass layoffs hit Kenyans following Donald Trump's funding freeze
The halt of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding has led to widespread job losses, plunging ...
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13 states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems containing personal data
Democratic attorneys general in several states vowed Thursday to file a lawsuit to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government ...
Trump orders USAID staff cut from 10,000 to 300, global aid in limbo
Trump's USAID overhaul slashes staff from 10,000 to 300, risking global aid as critics warn mass layoffs will disrupt ...
Trump administration plans to slash all but a fraction of USAID jobs, officials say
The Trump administration presented a plan Thursday to dramatically cut staffing worldwide for U.S. aid projects as part of ...