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Foreign adversaries, private sector, state governments may swoop in to recruit fired federal workers, experts say

Friday, March 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Thousands of federal workers nationwide have been forced out of their jobs by the Trump administration as Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency's says it aims to improve the government and cut down waste.From park rangers and Department of Veterans Affairs social...

Supreme Court rules Trump administration must unfreeze foreign aid payments

Wednesday, March 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the Trump administration must comply with a district court order and pay out nearly $2 billion in foreign assistance funds to nonprofit aid groups for work already completed on the government's behalf.The court...

Supreme Court delays deadline for Trump administration to pay $1.9B in foreign aid

Thursday, February 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily delayed a court-mandated deadline requiring the Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion to contracted aid organizations for work they already completed.Chief Justice John Roberts, in an order Wednesday night, stayed a lower court order that the...

Federal judge denies DOJ request to delay Trump admin paying nearly $2B in foreign aid to nonprofits

Wednesday, February 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. District Judge Amir Ali denied the Department of Justice's request to push the midnight deadline by which the Trump administration needs to pay more than $1.9 billion in foreign aid.The case is now in the hands of a panel of three...

Federal judge rules Trump administration has to pay millions in foreign aid to nonprofits

Tuesday, February 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to dole out millions of dollars to multiple nonprofits groups, determining the Trump administration violated the terms of a temporary restraining order issued two weeks ago regarding freezing foreign aid.This is a breaking story....

Lawmakers worry China could take over after Trump pauses foreign aid

Friday, February 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Lawmakers from both political parties invoked China as a potential winner in international development as the U.S. reviews its foreign assistance programs and non-governmental organizations funded largely by American grants await answers on the fate of funds critical to their missions abroad.An...

Aid groups tell judge that Trumps pause on foreign aid has devastated their operations

Wednesday, February 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A coalition of nonprofit aid groups said Wednesday at an emergency hearing that the Trump administration's "opaque and chaotic"

1st lawsuits targeting foreign aid freeze bemoan chaos in Trump order

Tuesday, February 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In a pair of lawsuits filed over the past 24 hours, several nonprofit groups that rely on government funds to provide healthcare and other services abroad are accusing the Trump administration of failing to disperse congressionally approved funds by freezing all foreign...

Trumps strict foreign funding freeze sparks panic among international aid groups

Tuesday, January 28 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Internal communications reviewed by ABC News show that the Trump administration plans to strictly implement an executive order from the president mandating a 90-day freeze on almost all U.S. foreign aid amid a review, a measure that already has sparked widespread concern...

Marco Rubio is sworn in as secretary of state, discusses foreign conflict to make America safe and prosperous

Tuesday, January 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- After taking the oath of office to be sworn in as the nation's 72nd secretary of state, Rubio promised that every action taken by the State Department will be determined by the answers to three questions: "Does it make us stronger? Does...

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