The State Department confirmed Thursday it plans to end more than 90% of USAID contracts around the world, while keeping in place contracts for the most crucial food and health programs. The department claims its cuts would allow the agency to tighten its belt by $58.2 billion in unspent funds on multi-year awards, but it
Trump cuts nearly $60 billion in foreign aid grants and contracts – CBS News Watch CBS News For 60 years, the United States has believed that foreign aid in the form of international grants to provide food, medical care and other humanitarian aid would stabilize the chaotic world. In a major shift, the Trump administration
A look at a Ukraine titanium mine with Trump and Zelenskyy set to sign minerals deal – CBS News Watch CBS News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be at the White House to sign a deal that will give the United States access to Ukraine’s minerals in exchange for continuing U.S. aid. Imtiaz Tyab got
Ex-Twitter employee left homeless questions Musk federal buyout offer – CBS News Watch CBS News So far, about 100,000 federal workers have been fired or accepted buyouts offered by President Trump and adviser Elon Musk. Ed O’Keefe talked to one who took the deal, and to a former Twitter employee who believes she — and
British prime minister meets with Trump at White House – CBS News Watch CBS News British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is the latest European leader to make a personal appeal to President Trump to continue U.S. support for Ukraine in the war with Russia, and to stop his tariff threats. Margaret Brennan has more. View
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday announced a plan to shorten the Federal Aviation Administration hiring process amid an air traffic control shortage.
The Trump administration’s head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) blasted The Washington Post for spreading “fake news" about DOGE cutting 90% of EEOC's workforce.