Year: 2025
U.S.A.I.D. Workers Brace for the Worst
A judge halted parts of the Trump administration’s plan to shut down the agency. A verdict might not come for weeks or even longer as thousands are left in limbo.
Read MoreState Department announces plans for $7 billion-plus arms sale to Israel
The State Department has formally told Congress that it plans to sell more than $7 billion in weapons to Israel, including thousands of bombs and missiles, just two days after President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White
Read MoreNIH announces new funding policy that rattles medical researchers
The National Institutes of Health has dramatically changed its grant-making terms by limiting how much it will disperse for costs such as equipment and administration. (Image credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Read MoreWar-torn Lebanon establishes its first full government in more than 2 years
President Joseph Aoun announced in a statement that he had accepted the resignation of the former caretaker government and signed a decree with new Prime Minister Nawaf Salam forming the new government.
Read MoreTrump Says He’s Firing Kennedy Center Board of Trustees Members and Naming Himself Chairman
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he is firing members of the board of trustees for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and naming himself chairman. He also indicated that he would be dictating programming at one
Read MoreTrump freezes aid to South Africa over controversial land law, claiming discrimination against White farmers – CNN
Trump freezes aid to South Africa over controversial land law, claiming discrimination against White farmers CNN
Read MoreRussell Vought takes the helm at CFPB as Musk’s DOGE accesses key systems
Vought was an architect of Project 2025. He takes over at the consumer finance watchdog as Elon Musk’s representatives gained access to the bureau’s systems and accounts, including sensitive data. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik)
Read MoreChecks and Balance newsletter: Donald Trump’s scheming is costing America
He is rapidly spending down American capital accumulated by previous administrations
Read MoreTrump orders U.S. to prioritize refugee resettlement of South Africans of European descent – CBS News
Trump orders U.S. to prioritize refugee resettlement of South Africans of European descent CBS News
Read MoreWhite House pressures ICE to pick up pace of migrant arrests, sources say – CNN
White House pressures ICE to pick up pace of migrant arrests, sources say CNN
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