Judge Extends Halt on Trump Plan to Dismantle U.S.A.I.D.

Judge Extends Halt on Trump Plan to Dismantle U.S.A.I.D.

A federal judge on Thursday moved to extend by one week a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from carrying out plans that would all but dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development. The order, which Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia …

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USAID Lifesaving Aid Remains Halted Despite Rubio’s Promise

USAID Lifesaving Aid Remains Halted Despite Rubio’s Promise

When Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last month that lifesaving humanitarian work would be exempt from a freeze on foreign aid, global health workers breathed a collective sigh of relief. But a new directive has put such exemptions on hold. Several senior employees at the U.S.A.I.D. Bureau of Global …

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U.S.A.I.D. Workers Brace for the Worst

U.S.A.I.D. Workers Brace for the Worst

The thousands of people who work for the U.S. government’s main agency for humanitarian aid and disaster relief have been on the front lines of efforts to fight famine, contain virulent infectious diseases like H.I.V. and Ebola, and rebuild infrastructure in impoverished and war-torn countries. On Friday evening, just hours …

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With Aid Cutoff, Trump Severs a Lifeline for Millions

With Aid Cutoff, Trump Severs a Lifeline for Millions

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. …

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U.S. Hiring Slowed to 143,000 Jobs in January

U.S. Hiring Slowed to 143,000 Jobs in January

Can a labor market be hot and cool at the same time? That’s the picture painted by the latest federal hiring figures, which show a step down in job creation last month — as well as a drop in joblessness. Employers added 143,000 jobs in January, slightly fewer than expected, …

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Why Is This C.E.O. Bragging About Replacing Humans With A.I.?

Why Is This C.E.O. Bragging About Replacing Humans With A.I.?

Ask typical corporate executives about their goals in adopting artificial intelligence, and they will most likely make vague pronouncements about how the technology will help employees enjoy more satisfying careers, or create as many opportunities as it eliminates. A.I. will “help tackle the kind of tasks most people find repetitive, …

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Why Is This C.E.O. Bragging About Replacing Humans With A.I.?

Why Is This C.E.O. Bragging About Replacing Humans With A.I.?

Ask typical corporate executives about their goals in adopting artificial intelligence, and they will most likely make vague pronouncements about how the technology will help employees enjoy more satisfying careers, or create as many opportunities as it eliminates. A.I. will “help tackle the kind of tasks most people find repetitive, …

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Trump’s Canada and Mexico Tariffs Could Hurt Carmakers

Trump’s Canada and Mexico Tariffs Could Hurt Carmakers

Almost all automakers are going to feel a pinch from the new tariffs imposed by President Trump on Saturday on goods imported from Canada, Mexico and China. Auto manufacturers ship tens of billions of dollars worth of finished automobiles, engines, transmissions and other components each week across the U.S. borders …

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Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid

Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid

Lifesaving health initiatives and medical research projects have shut down around the world in response to the Trump administration’s 90-day pause on foreign aid and stop-work orders. In Uganda, the National Malaria Control Program has suspended spraying insecticide into village homes and ceased shipments of bed nets for distribution to …

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Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid

Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid

Lifesaving health initiatives and medical research projects have shut down around the world in response to the Trump administration’s 90-day pause on foreign aid and stop-work orders. In Uganda, the National Malaria Control Program has suspended spraying insecticide into village homes and ceased shipments of bed nets for distribution to …

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