Trump administration
See the Ukraine war ceasefire proposals put forth by the Trump administration
Reuters has seen the text of a set of proposals to end Russia’s war in Ukraine that were presented to European officials by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff at talks in Paris on April 17. Witkoff was in Moscow on Friday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, just over a day after U.S. President Donald Trump publicly implored Putin to stop bombing Ukraine after several civilians were killed in Kyiv airstrikes. But at other points early in his second term as president, Trump has directed his ire at Ukrainian President VolodomyrRead more
Trump administration threatens Harvard’s foreign enrolment, tax-exempt status
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during an event on April 9, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Harvard University will lose its ability to enrol foreign students if it does not meet demands from the Trump administration to share information on some visa holders, marking the government’s latest escalation against the educational institution. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also announced on Wednesday the termination of two DHS grants totalling more than $2.7 million US to Harvard. NoemRead more
U.S. Supreme Court upholds ruling ordering Trump administration to fulfil $2B in USAID contracts
Demonstrators hold signs on Feb. 27 in Washington, D.C., to honour former USAID employees terminated after the Trump administration initiated cuts to the agency. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) A divided U.S. Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to let President Donald Trump’s administration withhold payment to foreign aid organizations for work they already performed for the government, as the Republican president moves to pull the plug on American humanitarian projects around the world. In a 5-4 decision, the court upheld Washington-based U.S. District Judge Amir Ali’s order that had called on theRead more
USAID workers pack belongings, as Trump administration targets 90% of foreign aid contracts
A U.S. Agency for International Development worker holds a bouquet of flowers after retrieving her belongings from agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/The Associated Press) U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) workers — many in tears — carted away belongings through cheering crowds in a final visit to their now-closed headquarters on Thursday as the Trump administration’s rapid dismantling of the congressionally authorized agency moved into its final stages. Notices sent out in mass mailings this week are terminating more than 90 per cent of USAID’s contractsRead more