Chaos and uncertainty after Trump froze the expenses
Yesterday, a federal judge temporarily blocked a prescription from President Trump to freeze billions of dollars in federal subsidies and loans. In addition, the prosecutors General Democrats in 22 states and the District of Columbia filed a complaint against the order, saying that Trump had gone far beyond his legal powers.
Even before 5 p.m., when the frost had to take effect, a variety of systems and programs have been disrupted, leaving millions of people who did not know if they lose access to jobs, services and health care. Here is the last.
The order of Trump, which led to confusion and indignation, is part of an effort to redo the government in its image, following the scanning cuts with the international aid that it introduced the Last week and an effort to sabotage any policy or government program that he and his allies could call “awake”.
Its administration says that the frost will allow it to inspect it programs to ensure that they are not in conflict with its agenda, by subjecting them to my colleague Nicholas Nehamas calls “ideological decisive tests”. The White House claims that government money should not “advance Marxist equity, transgender and green social engineering of the New Deal”.
Foreign help: The Trump administration has told organizations of other countries to stop distributing HIV drugs purchased with American aid. Humanitarian organizations in Ukraine said they had been forced to suspend operations that include the delivery of assistance to war veterans and civilians displaced by the conflict there.
What to know: The leaders of world humanitarian organizations said that they had “never seen anything from scanning” that the suspension of Trump’s help, said Edward Wong, diplomatic correspondent. “Many programs,” he added, “will not be able to maintain the integrity of their projects if they stop from time to time, wait until they restart their work later, if they are even allowed to do it. “
In other news:
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The Trump administration gave approximately two million federal workers the possibility of resigning but of being paid in late September.
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A deliberate effort by the president and his team to “flood the area” with an incessant flow of initiatives has unbalanced his rivals.
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Caroline Kennedy urged senators to reject the appointment of her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Secretary of Health, describing him as incapacity and “predator”.
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Tulsi Gabbard, the choice of Trump to supervise national information, was subject to a special exam last year while he went on his way to a event organized by a European businessman who was part of a list FBI surveillance.
Eight hostages planned for the Liberation have died, said Israel
According to Israeli officials, eight of the 26 hostages that should be returned to Israel by Hamas in the coming weeks as part of the Gaza cease-fire agreement died.
This information, which Hamas gave to Israel on Sunday, equaled the results of Israeli intelligence, according to a government spokesperson David Mencer. He said the list provided by Hamas had not specified by name that the hostages had died. Eight families have been informed that there is a high probability that their loved ones will not come back alive, said to start.
A brother’s grief: Speaking yesterday at the Israeli Parliament, Dani Elgarat, whose brother Itzik Elgarat is a hostage, said that his family expected to receive his body, based on what they had been told. He said he believed that his brother’s life could have been saved if a cease-fire contract had been concluded earlier.
From the region:
The demonstrators attacked embassies in Congo
The demonstrators attacked several embassies and a United Nations building yesterday in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, looting and putting fires. The French, American, Ugandan and Belgian embassies were among the targets.
Anger against foreign allies increased in Congo for their inability to arrest an assault against the eastern key of Goma by M23, a militia which, according to the United States, is controlled by Rwanda. Rwanda denied the complaint and blamed the Congo for not having maintained the order.
Context: The Western powers have not yet put pressure on Rwanda to curb the rebels. Analysts say that the country seeks to occupy a Congolese territory and loot its vast mineral wealth.
The last: The United States has advised its citizens to leave the Congo on commercial flights.
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Can something stop a flood of unruly tourists? The costs and taxes aimed at limiting visitors to hot travel points like Croatia, above, had mixed results, because competing interests have hindered attempts to stem the tide.
“The harsh truth is that once the suéréchourisme has arrived,” said an expert, “it is extremely difficult to go back.”
Lived life: François Ponchaud, a French Catholic priest who alerted the world of atrocities committed in Cambodia by the Khmer Rouge, died at the age of 86.
Conversation starters
Mona Lisa gets her own room
The enigmatic smile of the most famous portrait in the world will soon welcome visitors to a new exhibition space at the Louvre. President Emmanuel Macron of France said yesterday that the Mona Lisa would be moved as part of a radical renovation of the museum to face overcrowding.
Nearly nine million people visit the Louvre each year, and around 80% are there to see the masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci of the 16 years. Macron intends to increase the number of visitors to 12 million per year and to charge more to those outside the EU to pay the renovation.
That’s it for today’s briefing. See you tomorrow. – Natasha
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