The Office of Management and Budget on Tuesday morning sent out instructions to agencies for complying with a massive federal funding freeze.
At least 56 senior officials in the top U.S. aid and development agency have been placed on leave amid a probe into an alleged effort to thwart President Trump's orders, reports say.
The extent of the impacts of the Trump administration’s sudden 90-day freeze of almost all foreign aid is still unclear almost a week on, as officials and aid workers overseas try to make sense of which activities must be suspended.
President Donald Trump's White House ordered a pause in all federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday, a sweeping decision that could disrupt education and health care programs, housing assistance,
President Donald Trump said his administration blocked $50 million for condoms to be sent to Gaza through its pause on foreign aid. But it has provided no evidence that $50 million was ever directed toward condoms for Gaza.
The US president has listed the stopping of condoms to Gaza as an accomplishment. But is he thinking of the wrong Gaza?
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is not, in the scheme of things, a big part of the federal government. It dispersed $43.8 billion in the last fiscal year. That adds up to just 0.7 percent of the $6.
The Senate Budget Committee voted on Thursday to advance Russell Vought, Trump's pick to lead the OMB, for a floor vote.
When foreign aid stops flowing, local leaders and diaspora communities can, under certain conditions, step in.
One of the Trump administration's first acts in office was to freeze almost all foreign aid. The administration claims the move is already bearing fruit.
The directive from the Office of Management and Budget that froze most federal funds on Monday had not gone through the usual approval process.
Multiple groups called on the Senate to reject President Trump’s pick for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director, Russell Vought. In three separate letters, the Coalition for Sensible