Inside Chaos and Heartbreak of Trump's Foreign-Aid Freeze

USAID Website Goes Dark Amid Trump Aid Freeze
Confusion is rife after Trump signed the Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid executive order freezing foreign aid as part of a reassessment of America's financial commitments abroad, in line with the administration's "America First" stance.
Trump’s abrupt freeze on foreign aid throws humanitarian work into chaos
Even if the president’s freeze is reversed, experts say it will damage the country’s reputation—and put U.S. national security at risk. The Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid has left humanitarian organizations in the lurch,
USAID Website Goes Offline in Trump Administration's 2-Week-Old Freeze on Foreign Aid Worldwide
USAID’s website has dropped offline without explanation in the Trump administration's two-week-old funding freeze of U.S. foreign aid and development funding
US foreign aid freeze is upending global aid and the work of contractors
The extent of the impacts of the Trump administration’s sudden 90-day freeze of almost all foreign aid is still unclear almost a week on, as officials and aid workers overseas try to make sense of which activities must be suspended.
How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze
President Trump’s order to halt most foreign aid has intensified humanitarian crises and raised questions about the United States’ reliability as a global leader.
Inside the Chaos, Confusion, and Heartbreak of Trump’s Foreign-Aid Freeze
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order that called for a 90-day pause on new foreign-aid programs for efficiency and "consistency with U.S. foreign policy." The order got less attention than some of the others he signed that day but may have much more far-reaching effects.
Trump’s foreign aid freeze a ‘death sentence’ for many humanitarian groups
Most humanitarian agencies operate just ahead of insolvency in the best of times, Nate Radomski, the executive director of American Jesuits International, says.
Trump review of foreign aid reopens debate: How reliable is the US?
The Trump administration’s temporary freeze in U.S. foreign aid raises anew the issue of how, in a competitive world, Washington helps itself by helping others.
Rubio backtracks on near-total foreign aid freeze, issues humanitarian waiver
Secretary of State Marco Rubio backtracked on Trump’s near-total foreign aid freeze and approved potentially billions of dollars in “life-saving humanitarian assistance.” Many aid groups are still unsure what that means.
Donald Trump's Aid Freeze Forces Zelensky to Look Elsewhere
Trump's aid freeze has left humanitarian projects in Ukraine without funding in the middle of winter, prompting concerns that many would have to close down. Zelensky's comments suggest that Kyiv is hoping that Europe and domestic funders can make up the shortfall as U.S. policy is being worked out.
U.S. Foreign Aid Freeze Sparks Confusion About What ‘Lifesaving’ Means
The Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank behind the controversial policy agenda Project 2025, has referred to HIV ...
US aid agency is in upheaval during foreign assistance freeze and staff departures
Trump administration changes have upended the U.S. agency charged with providing humanitarian aid overseas, with senior ...