A federal judge has nixed a request by the Trump administration to stay discovery in, and quickly move forward with, an ongoing lawsuit over cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). In the underlying litigation, over two dozen pseudonymous current and former employees or contractors with USAID sued Elon Musk, arguing his then-position … [Read more…]
Black Woman Job Tracker
It’s hard to keep up with how the Trump administration is reshaping the job market for Black women. The Black Woman Job Tracker breaks it all down—free. blackwomenjobs.beehiiv.com
WHO launches 2026 appeal to help millions of people in health emergencies and crisis settings
The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched its 2026 global appeal to ensure that millions of people living in humanitarian crises and conflicts can access health care. In 2025, WHO and partners supported 30 million people funded through its annual emergency appeal. These resources helped deliver life-saving vaccination to 5.3 million children, enabled 53 million health … [Read more…]
Rise of the Trump Loyalist
The destruction of the civil service can destroy democracy, too. Kathleen Walters was only 23 days away from qualifying for early retirement at the IRS when she decided to quit, rather than acquiesce to a Trump-administration request that she break the law and compromise millions of people’s privacy. She’s one of hundreds of thousands of … [Read more…]
One year later: How US policies are reshaping global health and humanitarian aid
One year ago, the Trump administration in the United States of America (US) issued a series of executive actions that upended global health and humanitarian programmes around the world, and severely damaged global cooperation and solidarity on these issues. Clinics shut their doors. Lifesaving medicines were stranded at ports. Health workers lost their jobs. The … [Read more…]
Head of US Africa bureau urges staff to highlight US ‘generosity’ despite aid cuts
Email sent to diplomats by state department office’s new boss is labelled ‘racist’ after dismissing Africa as a priority US diplomats have been encouraged to “unabashedly and aggressively” remind African governments about the “generosity” of the American people, according to a leaked email sent to staff in the US state department’s Bureau of African Affairs … [Read more…]
The End of Ending AIDS
As the Trump administration pledges to meet global health targets, it has terminated some of its best tools for doing so. BLANTYRE, Malawi—Earlier this year, McDonald Phiri crashed his bike near his home in southern Malawi. Laid up for months, the 49-year-old relied on an outreach worker to deliver the HIV prevention medicine that he … [Read more…]
USAID – One Year Later: The Deadly Consequences of Dismantling USAID & U.S. Foreign Assistance
A viewing and conversation on “Rovina’s Choice” You are cordially invited to join Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, for a viewing of the Oscar short-listed short documentary film “Rovina’s Choice,” a harrowing account of a mother’s efforts … [Read more…]
The uncertain future of the global AIDS response
On January 24, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump halted all U.S. foreign aid, including funding for HIV services. This threw a global AIDS response built over more than two decades into immediate disarray. The administration has continued to sow chaos in the weeks and months since, allowing some services to resume, while erasing others completely. … [Read more…]
Into the Wood Chipper
A Whistleblower’s Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID In the months that followed, USAID became the first target of Elon Musk’s newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The mission to which Enrich had dedicated his career was being dismantled before his eyes—even the name of the agency was removed from the building’s … [Read more…]