JOHANNESBURG—African countries reacted with shock when the U.S. government recently cut $13 billion in financial assistance. But analysts said the move could spur those countries toward better governance, and even critics said it shines a spotlight on the most corrupt nations on the planet. In fiscal year 2024, the U.S. government gave almost $13 billion
The senators argued the Trump administration should consult with Congress before involving U.S. forces in foreign conflicts. After more than two weeks of U.S. strikes across Yemen, Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) have called on the Trump administration to explain its decision-making and lay out a clear strategy for how this new
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ historic federal corruption case has been dropped. Judge Dale Ho has agreed to the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to drop the charges against Adams, but he did so “with prejudice.” That means Adams cannot be re-tried on the same charges at a later time – a stipulation the Justice Department
The Israel Defense Forces launched a major ground offensive Wednesday in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, as it expands its campaign to dismantle Hamas following the collapse of a two-month ceasefire, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced. Katz said the IDF is working to “clear the area of terrorists and terror infrastructure, and to seize
DOGE-U.N., a private initiative, is looking to help the Senate DOGE Caucus identify waste within the United Nations and reevaluate U.S. funding.
Former Vice President Mike Pence's policy advocacy group came out swinging Wednesday against Trump's expected reciprocal tariffs announcement, calling it a "tax" on Americans.
A health official said all the Freedom of Information Act offices were previously operating in an isolated fashion. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s entire Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) office was fired as part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reorganization, a health official confirmed on April 2. Some FOIA