The United States is ending its financial support for family planning programs in developing countries, cutting nearly 50 million women off from access to contraception. This policy change has attracted little attention amid the wholesale dismantling of American foreign aid, but it stands to have enormous implications, including more maternal deaths and an overall increase…
A race for an open seat on Wisconsin’s top court will be an early test of the Trump administration’s popularity in a political swing state, with more than $17 million spent by groups tied to Elon Musk helping shatter election spending records. The outcome of the April 1 election, the most expensive judicial campaign in…
A North Dakota jury on Wednesday awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to the Texas-based pipeline company Energy Transfer, which had sued Greenpeace over its role in protests nearly a decade ago against its Dakota Access Pipeline. The verdict was a major blow to the storied environmental organization. Greenpeace had maintained that it…
Matthew Kuhnemann of Australia bowls during the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. (Getty Images) Australian left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann has been cleared to continue bowling after his action was called into question following his impressive tour of Sri Lanka. Despite being momentarily stunned by the scrutiny, Kuhnemann remained confident throughout the process and…
Representational (AP Photo) Governor Phil Murphy’s proposed 2025-26 state budget brings a major shake-up in school funding, cutting millions in state aid to 32 school districts in Central Jersey while increasing the overall state education budget to $22.2 billion, according to a report by My Central Jersey. According to the figures released by the state…
The Trump administration has quietly dismantled the online application form for income-driven repayment (IDR) plans, blindsiding millions of student loan borrowers. IDR plans were akin to integral financial lifelines for some students, capping monthly payments based on borrowers’ earnings. The abrupt truncation of the programme has pushed borrowers into the dark, threatening financial instability for…
Republicans consider eliminating tax-free scholarships and taxing college endowments. (Getty Images) As part of ongoing discussions about slashing federal spending, Republican lawmakers in the US House of Representatives are considering proposals that could significantly impact higher education funding. Among these proposals is the elimination of tax-free status for scholarships, which has been a cornerstone of…
Funds from the world’s richest nation once flowed from the largest global aid agency to an intricate network of small, medium and large organizations that delivered aid: H.I.V. medications for more than 20 million people; nutrition supplements for starving children; support for refugees, orphaned children and women battered by violence. Now, that network is unraveling….
Two weeks into President Trump’s sweeping freeze on foreign aid, H.I.V. groups abroad have not received any funding, jeopardizing the health of more than 20 million people, including 500,000 children. Subsequent waivers from the State Department have clarified that the work can continue, but the funds and legal paperwork to do so are still missing….
The opening weeks of President Trump’s second term have cast America’s campuses into turmoil, with upheaval that threatens to erode the financial foundation of higher education in the United States. As the administration orders the end of diversity programs and imposes cuts to foreign aid, university presidents and their lawyers fear that millions of dollars…