Treasury Sought to Freeze Foreign Aid Payments, Emails Show
In the days after President Trump took office, as Elon Musk’s team began pressing for access to the Treasury Department’s payments system, officials repeatedly said that their goal was to…
Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without HIV Treatment
Two weeks into President Trump’s sweeping freeze on foreign aid, H.I.V. groups abroad have not received any funding, jeopardizing the health of more than 20 million people, including 500,000 children.…
Foreign Strongmen Cheer as Musk Dismantles U.S. Aid Agency
Humanitarian initiatives can enhance American “soft power,” supporters say, which can buy the United States good will and leverage in countries across the world for a comparatively small fraction of…
Newsom to Meet With Trump as He Seeks Federal Aid for Fire Relief
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California headed to Washington on Tuesday to meet with President Trump and seek disaster aid for Los Angeles communities destroyed in last month’s firestorms, his latest…
Security Official at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team
The top security official at the U.S. Agency for International Development was put on administrative leave on Saturday night after refusing to give representatives of Elon Musk access to internal…
Government Said to Plan Near $3 Billion Aid, Tariff Cuts for Electronics
India's government is considering fresh subsidies for electronic component-makers and cutting tariffs on imports to help boost local manufacturing, especially of smartphones made by companies like Apple Inc.The Ministry of…
End Appears Near for U.S. Aid Agency, Democratic Lawmakers Say
The website for the U.S. Agency for International Development went dark Saturday afternoon as lawmakers and aid workers, already reeling over the recent freezes to foreign assistance and the suspension…
Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
Lifesaving health initiatives and medical research projects have shut down around the world in response to the Trump administration’s 90-day pause on foreign aid and stop-work orders.In Uganda, the National…
How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze
In famine-stricken Sudan, soup kitchens that feed hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in a war zone have shut down.In Thailand, war refugees with life-threatening diseases have been turned away…
NASA Disasters Programme Uses Artificial Intelligence to Help Aid Response Efforts
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and open science by NASA has been reported to significantly advance disaster preparedness, response and recovery efforts. According to the space agency, NASA's Disasters…