US Secretary of State Issues New Waiver Allowing Humanitarian Aid Amid Funding Freeze

Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed a memorandum exempting some aid from the funding pause. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Jan. 28 issued a waiver for some humanitarian aid, exempting it from President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on foreign assistance. Rubio, in an internal memorandum, said that life-saving aid is still going to

Rubio Issues New Waiver Allowing Humanitarian Aid Amid Funding Freeze

Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed a memorandum exempting some aid from the funding pause. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Jan. 28 issued a waiver for some humanitarian aid, exempting it from President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on foreign assistance. Rubio said in a memorandum that life-saving aid is still going to be funded.

Trump Asks Elon Musk to Retrieve NASA Astronauts from International Space Station

Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have been on the International Space Station (ISS) since June last year. President Donald Trump said on Jan. 28 that he has asked billionaire businessman and SpaceX founder Elon Musk to help return two NASA astronauts who have been on board the International Space Station (ISS) for months. NASA

RFK Jr. Faces Confirmation Hearing

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will appear on Jan. 29 at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Finance, which oversees HHS. On Jan. 30, Kennedy will attend a forum hosted by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.