US President Donald Trump administration to formally end USAIDThe Trump administration will end the US Agency for International Development (USAID), merging its functions with the State Department effe...
29 Mar, 2025, 07.19 PM IST
Trump's bluntness powered White House comeback. Now his words are getting him in trouble in courtDonald Trump's casual remarks are causing legal complications, as seen in a case where Judge Theodore Chuang ruled against Elon Musk's auth...
20 Mar, 2025, 10.14 AM IST
Judge blocks Elon Musk's DOGE from more USAID cuts, cites likely unconstitutionalityA federal judge ruled that the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficie...
19 Mar, 2025, 02.46 PM IST
Top US university John Hopkins says ending 2,000 positions due to Donald Trump cutsJohns Hopkins University is laying off over 2,000 employees due to significant cuts in foreign aid funding by the Trump administration. Thi...
14 Mar, 2025, 07.24 AM IST
USAID staff told to shred, burn documents; employee unions challenge order in courtUSAID’s acting Executive Secretary Erica Carr earlier asked the remaining staff members to convene at its former headquarters in Washington...
12 Mar, 2025, 11.05 PM IST
After 50% layoffs in Department of Education, here’s who Donald Trump’s government is targeting for layoffsThe aggressive cuts under Trump’s Government Layoffs reflect a dramatic shift in federal workforce strategy.
12 Mar, 2025, 10.28 PM IST
US Education Department to cut half its staff as Trump eyes eliminationThe U.S. Department of Education announced layoffs for nearly half of its staff as part of President Trump's wider effort to downsize the g...
12 Mar, 2025, 07.34 AM IST
From USAID to CIA, how hard have US agencies been hit by Trump and Elon Musk's layoffs?U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are leading a campaign to reduce the federal civilian workforce, with over 100,000 employees alre...
11 Mar, 2025, 08.24 PM IST
Is Elon Musk and Marco Rubio’s relationship beyond repair? Inside the bitter cabinet battle in front of Donald Trump that rocked WashingtonElon Musk, the billionaire leader of the DOGE cost-cutting initiative, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared to move past their recen...
11 Mar, 2025, 01.23 AM IST
After Donald Trump blasts Zelenskyy at the Oval Office, U.S. pulls plug on Ukraine energy aid as State Department abruptly ends support for critical grid restoration effortsThe US government has halted its support for Ukraine's energy infrastructure, including a USAID initiative vital for the power grid recover...
01 Mar, 2025, 08.38 PM IST
Thousands of USAID employees given just 15 minutes to vacate workstationsThousands of USAID workers have been fired or placed on leave as the Trump administration dismantles the agency, drastically cutting foreig...
27 Feb, 2025, 05.36 PM IST
Trump fixated on voter turnout funding for 3rd day, calls $21 mn India aid a 'kickback'President Trump accused the previous Biden administration of using USD 21 million in aid to India for a kickback scheme, questioning why US...
24 Feb, 2025, 04.22 PM IST
Federal layoffs incoming? Donald Trump’s plan to shrink the Bureaucracy gains momentumPresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order initiating widespread layoffs in federal agencies. The move, enforced by Elon Musk’s D...
13 Feb, 2025, 07.24 PM IST
Trump administration said to keep only 294 USAID staff out of over 10,000 globallyThe Trump administration plans to drastically cut the staff at USAID to fewer than 300 employees out of over 10,000, sparking concerns abou...
07 Feb, 2025, 07.43 AM IST
Elon Musk’s DOGE: What has been cut so far and why it mattersElon Musk's DOGE has primarily focused on eliminating DEI programmes, scrapping consultancy contracts and discontinuing leases for underuti...
07 Feb, 2025, 12.12 AM IST
‘Stop me if you can, Elon Musk’ taunts Perplexity AI's Indian-origin CEO in viral social media post amid DOGE-led USAID shutdownThe US Agency for International Development (USAID) has been shut down following President Donald Trump’s decision to merge it with the Sta...
06 Feb, 2025, 08.10 AM IST
Trump's foreign aid freeze could prove to be boon for world's authoritarian strongmenPresident Donald Trump's decision to halt foreign aid for 90 days is argued to eliminate waste but has serious implications for grassroots ...
04 Feb, 2025, 11.28 AM IST