The administration has gutted agencies like U.S.A.I.D., and President Trump has denigrated their work as wasteful and rife with fraud. His views on humanitarian assistance have seesawed since he entered political life.
Category: Federal Aid (US)
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Regulators Approve Lenacapavir for H.I.V. Prevention
The drug could change the course of the AIDS epidemic. But the Trump administration has gutted the programs that might have paid for it in low-income countries.
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Trump Official Eyes Power of Rescission to Override Congress on Spending
The president’s top aides have signaled they may seize on a timing quirk in law to cancel enacted funds, setting up a clash over the power of the purse.
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Watchdog Finds Trump Administration Broke Law by Withholding Library Funds
It is the second time the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office has found the administration illegally impounded funds.
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Good News for College Students: You May See a Dip in Student Loan Rates
A small decline in interest rates on federal loans for next school year is the first in five years. It comes amid turmoil in student loan and financial aid programs.
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Do Californians Really Pay Trump’s Bills?
The rising tension between President Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom is reviving questions about who pays into — and who takes from — the federal government.
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G.O.P. Senators Want Fewer Cuts to Food Aid, Teeing Up a Fight with the House
Republicans whose constituents rely on nutritional assistance worry that cuts to those programs approved by the House will saddle their states with huge costs and harm low-income children.
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Charging Your EV May Be Getting Easier, Even if It’s Not a Tesla
It is becoming easier to find fast chargers for electric vehicles, and they are more likely to work — and not just for Teslas.
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A Peach and Apple Farmer’s Uphill Quest to Feed Poor Families, and His Own
When the Trump administration slashed a successful food aid program, Austin Flamm set out to put politics aside. “Everybody needs a meal,’’ he said.