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Peace deal with Rwanda and Congo will enrich governments and Trump allies-but could leave Africans in turmoil

President Donald Trump led a U.S.-backed peace deal between the warring African countries of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, which was joined by both nations’ presidents on Thursday for the deal’s landmark signing. At the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., which was recently renamed after Trump, the president praised the deal signed with Felix Tshisekedi, president of the DRC, and Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda. He called it a “momentous occasion,” and said it was […]

todayDecember 4, 2025 1

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White House digital tools intended to improve health outcomes could leave aging Black Americans behind, advocacy group says

As part of its “Make America Healthy Again” agenda, the Trump administration announced last month that it was partnering with tech companies to build digital tools designed to make access to health care data easier for patients and providers. President Donald Trump praised the developing digital ecosystem as a “major step” to bring “health care into the digital age.” “[We’re] moving from clipboards and fax machines into a new era of convenience, profitability, and speed, and frankly, better health for […]

todayAugust 12, 2025 1

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Judge says he will temporarily block Trump from placing 2,200 USAID workers on paid leave

A federal judge on Friday said he will temporarily block the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development on paid leave. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who was nominated by President Donald Trump, sided with two federal employee associations in agreeing to a pause in plans to put the employees on paid leave as of midnight Friday. The workers associations argue that Trump lacks the authority for his swift dismantling of a six-decade-old aid agency enshrined […]

todayFebruary 7, 2025 2

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US places dozens of senior aid officials on leave, citing possible resistance to Trump orders

At least 56 senior officials in the top U.S. aid and development agency were placed on leave Monday amid an investigation into an alleged effort to thwart President Donald Trump’s orders. A current official and a former official at the U.S. Agency for International Development confirmed the reason given for the move Monday. Both spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal. Several hundred contractors based in Washington and elsewhere also were laid off, the officials said. It follows […]

todayJanuary 29, 2025

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Trump administration directs all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on leave

President Donald Trump ‘s administration moved Tuesday to end affirmative action in federal contracting and directed that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave and eventually be laid off. The moves follow an executive order Trump signed on his first day ordering a sweeping dismantling of the federal government’s diversity and inclusion programs that could touch on everything from anti-bias training to funding for minority farmers and homeowners. Trump has called the programs “discrimination” and insisted on restoring strictly “merit-based” hiring. […]

todayJanuary 22, 2025 1