Trump administration appeals federal judge’s order to unfreeze federal funds

The Trump administration is appealing a federal judge’s order to unfreeze federal funding in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.  The motion comes hours after a federal judge from Rhode Island ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to unfreeze federal funds once again, claiming the administration did not adhere to his previous … Read more

GOP rebels mutiny against House leaders as Trump budget bill talks hit impasse

The hard-line conservative House Freedom Caucus has released its own proposal to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda via the budget reconciliation process. The plan would pair a debt ceiling increase and increased border security funding with deep spending cuts through welfare work requirements and rollbacks on progressive Biden administration initiatives. It’s a sign that House … Read more

Australian tariffs exemption ‘under consideration’ after ‘positive’ call between PM and Trump

Albanese said the relationship was off to a ‘tremendous start’ minutes before Trump signed an executive order to implement the tariffs on steel and aluminium Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Australian prime minister says that an exemption for his country’s steel and aluminium to US trade tariffs is … Read more

Nearly $500m of food aid at risk of spoilage after Trump USAid cuts

US government auditors find cuts have ‘degraded USAid’s ability to distribute and safeguard humanitarian assistance’ Nearly half a billion dollars of food aid is at risk of spoilage following the decision of Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s “Doge” agency to make cuts to USAid, according to an inspector general (IG) report released on Monday. Following … Read more