Trump Plans Massive Reductions in U.S. Defense Spending

Former President Donald Trump has announced plans to cut billions of dollars from the U.S. defense budget. This bold move is part of his broader strategy to reassess federal spending for greater efficiency. While details on the specific areas to be targeted are still forthcoming, Trump promised that the reductions would address what he terms as “waste and unnecessary expenditures” within the nation’s military apparatus.

Judge Issues Temporary Hold on Trump’s Plan to Place Thousands of USAID Workers on Paid Leave

A U.S. federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plan to place 2,200 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on paid leave. The decision prevents the implementation of the measure just hours before it was scheduled to take effect, providing temporary relief to impacted workers and raising questions about the administration’s efforts to restructure the foreign aid agency.

Federal Judge Considers Temporary Halt on Trump’s USAID Reductions

A federal judge is deliberating a temporary restraining order to block the Trump administration’s efforts to significantly reduce operations and staffing at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The move comes amid lawsuits filed by unions citing concerns over the agency’s role in global humanitarian projects.