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FEMA launches review of migrant shelter aid, suggesting smuggling laws were violated

The Trump administration has launched a review of organizations that provide temporary housing and other aid to immigrants, suggesting that it may have violated the laws used to prosecute smugglers. The Department of Homeland Security has “significant concerns” that federal grants that were used to address the surge in migration under former President Joe Biden […]

Judge orders release of certain owed foreign aid payments

A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to announce payments for foreign aid under certain existing contracts, but stopped removing cancellations of mass contracts due to subsequent reviews. US District Judge Amir Ali, appointing former President Biden, has determined that the International Development Organization (USAID) bill must be paid by February 13th based […]

Lindsey Graham: Halting Ukraine Aid Would Be ‘Worse Than Afghanistan’

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, Rs.C. listens during a confirmation hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court candidate Amy Coney Barrett (Photo: Susan Walsh Pool/Getty Images) OAN Staff Break Wolf2:05pm – Sunday, March 9th, 2025 GOP Senator Lindsey Graham warned on Sunday that it was “worst than Afghanistan” to end Ukrainian aid. advertisement […]

How USAID lost its way — and how to fix America's humanitarian aid system

If America's humanitarian system was business, it would have collapsed long ago. Public or private – cannot sustain themselves without showing value, but for decades, US international development agencies have expanded unconfirmed unconfirmed sequestrations isolated from accountability that defines a market-driven world. As a result of the Trump administration Government Efficiency Bureau Review, USAID was […]

California delegation pushes for Los Angeles County wildfire aid

A California Legislature delegation urged Congress to approve federal funds to support recovery efforts after the Los Angeles County wildfires destroyed communities in the state's southern part of the state. “The severity of these wildfires requires additional adjustments and a wide range of long-term federal recovery programs,” wrote a deputy partisan group of 47 lawmakers. […]

Judge orders release of some foreign aid payments by Monday

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to pay foreign aid by Monday evening to US Organization for International Development (USAID) contractors and nonprofits who challenged the freeze. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali, former President Biden appointee, said the government must release payments by 6pm on Monday and will weigh the timeline for […]