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Trump orders freeze of aid to South Africa over post-apartheid land expropriation law

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday freezing assistance to South Africa for a law aiming to address some of the wrongs of South Africa’s racist apartheid era — a law the White House says amounts to discrimination against

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Trump orders freeze of aid to South Africa over post-apartheid land expropriation law

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday freezing assistance to South Africa for a law aiming to address some of the wrongs of South Africa’s racist apartheid era — a law the White House says amounts to discrimination against

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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.

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State 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

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NIH 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)

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War-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.

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Trump 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

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Trump 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

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Russell 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)

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Checks and Balance newsletter: Donald Trump’s scheming is costing America

He is rapidly spending down American capital accumulated by previous administrations

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