The delegation spoke in opposition to reports that USAID would be downsized or shut down by Elon Musk’s DOGE. WASHINGTON — Several Democratic members of Congress rallied outside the headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Feb. 3, following an announcement by the Trump administration that it would seek to shut down
Beattie served as a White House speechwriter during the first Trump administration before resigning over attendance at a controversial conference. Former White House speechwriter and Revolver News founder Darren Beattie will serve in a key position in the State Department, a source familiar with the matter has confirmed to The Epoch Times. Beattie will be
Attorney General Letitia James said the state’s anti-discrimination laws require that the procedures remain available. New York Attorney General Letitia James warned hospitals Monday that discontinuing transgender procedures for minors in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting federal funding for such services would violate state law. In a Feb. 3 letter to health
Attorney General Letitia James said the state’s anti-discrimination laws require that the procedures remain available. New York Attorney General Letitia James warned hospitals on Feb. 3 that discontinuing transgender procedures for minors in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting federal funding for such services would violate state law. In a Feb. 3 letter
The Hawaiian lawmaker is acting in protest of recent talk about potentially dismantling USAID, he says. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) said Monday that he will place a hold on President Donald Trump’s State Department nominees following a recent flurry of activity in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Schatz, who sits on the Senate
The Biden administration reversed both moves in 2021. WASHINGTON—The United States will withdraw again from the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and end funding to the U.N. agency dealing with Palestinian refugees, a White House official told The Epoch Times. The United States withdrew from the UNHRC and ended funding to UNRWA, or the U.N.
Trump has called for negotiations to end the Russia–Ukraine war, but has left open questions about continued U.S. support to Ukraine as the fighting rages on. President Donald Trump has suggested the United States could stand to gain access to Ukraine’s supply of rare earth minerals in exchange for continued U.S. support for the nation