Trump rescinds funding freeze but uncertainty lives on for wide array of environmental programs
Officials in Prichard, Alabama, where more than 30% of residents live in poverty, are counting on federal grants, including from the Biden-era infrastructure program, to help fix a decrepit drinking water system that often loses more than half its water through cracks, leaks and failing pipes.
Trump's memo that directed a federal funding freeze has been rescinded. Here's what happened
President Donald Trump issued a memo ordering a freezing of federal funds. After lawsuits and a federal judge issuing an injunction, the memo was rescinded.
Brazil Seeking Funds for Venezuelan Migrant Program After Trump Freezes US Aid
The Brazilian government on Wednesday said it is scrambling to fund a joint operation with United Nations agencies to resettle Venezuelan migrants in Brazil after President Donald Trump imposed a sweeping freeze on U.
Trump White House rescinds memo freezing federal money after widespread confusion
President Donald Trump’s budget office has rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country
Trump scuttles his plans to freeze funding, but nonprofits still feel the chill
The back-and-forth created confusion and fear that will linger beyond the lifetime of the memo, nonprofit leaders said.
Trump rescinds spending freeze on federal assistance
The Trump administration on Wednesday rescinded its sweeping freeze of federal assistance, which roiled Washington and caused widespread confusion about which programs were affected by the move, according to a copy of the memo obtained by POLITICO.
What Maduro’s threat to ‘liberate’ Puerto Rico says about US-Venezuelan ties under Trump 2.0
The message seemed designed to reach Washington as one administration prepares to hand the baton to the next: If the United ...
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A Puerto Rican Family Shopping in Milwaukee Was Detained for Speaking Spanish
A Puerto Rican family in Milwaukee was recently detained by U.S. officials who questioned their immigration status after hearing them speak Spanish — the latest incident of racial profiling amid the ...
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Donald Trump’s administration canceled order that would regulate federal grant and loan freeze
After the chaos and confusion that it generated, the White House Office of Management and Budget rescinded its effect, but warned that they will continue to hold back funds based on presidential decre ...
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ICE conducts immigration raid in Puerto Rico targeting Dominican community
San Juan, Puerto Rico.- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carried out its first immigration raid in Puerto Rico under President Donald Trump’s administration. The operation occurred in ...
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Philly restaurant owners say ICE showed up without warrant 'because it's a Puerto Rican restaurant'
"They came in here and thought that we were undocumented because it's a Puerto Rican restaurant," the owners said to Action News.
ICE arrests nearly 1,000 illegal aliens during sixth day of Trump administration
Immigration and Customs Enforcement had yet another busy day on Sunday, arresting nearly 1,000 people and lodging 554 ...
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Puerto Rico on tenterhooks over Donald Trump’s idea of eliminating FEMA: “It would be another disaster”
an idea publicly launched in recent days by President Donald Trump - would leave Puerto Rico and the vast majority of jurisdictions without the capacity to respond to major disasters, should it ...
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How former donor, Penn graduate Ronald Lauder could be responsible for Trump’s push to buy Greenland
Trump suggested purchasing the Danish territory during his first term in office, but touted his plans to buy the island as ...
Trump’s push for Greenland shakes up Arctic island’s politics
The road south from Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, runs out at the tip of a blizzard-scoured peninsula stretching into the ...
Trump immigration raids snag U.S. citizens, including Native Americans, raising racial profiling fears
A U.S. veteran and Navajo residents have been asked for identification. Critics are complaining of racial profiling as raids ...