Donald Trump has started his second week back in the White House with a controversial halt of all federal aid. The funding pause, revealed in a memo sent to government…
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USA: White House rescinds memo on freezing federal grants and loans
The White House says it has rescinded a memo authorising a federal freeze on hundreds of billions of dollars in grants and loans, which sparked widespread panic among millions of…
USA: Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s freeze on federal grants and loans
A US judge temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s order to freeze hundreds of billions of dollars in federal grants and loans, minutes before it was set to come into effect…
USA: Trump offers millions of federal workers eight months pay to resign
President Donald Trump has offered buyout packages to almost all federal workers who do not want to return to the office, a major move designed to shrink the US government.…
USA: Democrats express ‘extreme alarm’ after White House halts federal grants
US President Donald Trump has paused grants, loans and other federal assistance, according to a leaked government memo verified by the BBC’s US partner, CBS News. The two-page memo, from…
USA: Google Maps to rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America
Google will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in its Google Maps app, the company has said, after US President Donald Trump ordered…
USA: White House pauses federal grants and loans
US President Donald Trump has paused grants, loans and other federal assistance, according to a leaked government memo verified by the BBC’s US partner, CBS News. In the memo, the…
USA: Trump says India ‘will do what’s right’ on illegal immigration
US President Donald Trump has said India “will do what’s right” on the deportation of illegal migrants following a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The leaders spoke on…
USA: Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok, Trump says
US President Donald Trump has said Microsoft is in discussions to acquire TikTok and that he would like to see a “bidding war” over the sale of the social media…
USA: Trump’s Colombia face-off is warning to all leaders
Less than a week into his presidency, Donald Trump has briefly engaged in his first international tariff dispute. And the target wasn’t China, Mexico or Canada – frequent subjects of…