Trump administration
U.S. Supreme Court upholds ruling ordering Trump administration to fulfil $2B in USAID contracts
Demonstrators hold signs on Feb. 27 in Washington, D.C., to honour former USAID employees terminated after the Trump administration initiated cuts to the agency. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) A divided U.S. Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to let President Donald Trump’s administration withhold payment to foreign aid organizations for work they already performed for the government, as the Republican president moves to pull the plug on American humanitarian projects around the world. In a 5-4 decision, the court upheld Washington-based U.S. District Judge Amir Ali’s order that had called on theRead more
USAID workers pack belongings, as Trump administration targets 90% of foreign aid contracts
A U.S. Agency for International Development worker holds a bouquet of flowers after retrieving her belongings from agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/The Associated Press) U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) workers — many in tears — carted away belongings through cheering crowds in a final visit to their now-closed headquarters on Thursday as the Trump administration’s rapid dismantling of the congressionally authorized agency moved into its final stages. Notices sent out in mass mailings this week are terminating more than 90 per cent of USAID’s contractsRead more