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TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump delivers a speech marking his 100th day in office at Macomb County Community College Sports Expo Center in Warren, Michigan, on April 29, 2025. Trump celebrated the first 100 days of what is already one of the most radical and far-reaching presidencies in US history, but polls show Americans becoming disenchanted with the economic and political tumult. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump Calls For Major Spending Cuts In First 2026 Budget Proposal Of Second Term

President Donald Trump unveiled his budget request for fiscal year 2026, proposing drastic cuts amounting to $163 billion in foreign aid, energy and environmental protection, and education — while raising defense spending to over $1 trillion.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House on April 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced today a 90-day pause on the full effect of his new tariffs for dozens of countries except China, which he raised to 125% “effective immediately”. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Treasury Secretary Bessent Meets With Milei, Praises Argentina’s Economic Reforms

United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has met with Argentinian President Javier Milei and his economic team, praising the country’s market-friendly government policies.

(L) U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang. (Photo via: United States District Court - District of Maryland) / (R) WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 07: A worker removes the U.S. Agency for International Development sign on their headquarters on February 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) abruptly shutdown the U.S. aid agency earlier this week leaving thousands unemployed and putting U.S. foreign diplomacy and aid programs in limbo. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Federal Judge Halts Trump And Musk’s Attempt To Dismantle USAID, Challenging DOGE Cuts

A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Elon Musk likely acted unconstitutionally with his directive to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), also halting the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from making anymore cuts to the agency.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with the media on his military airplane as he flies to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 10, 2025. Rubio arrived in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah ahead of the talks with Ukrainian officials expected on March 11, leading a delegation including Mike Waltz, US President Donald Trump's national security adviser. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / POOL / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Rubio: 83% Of USAID Programs Set For Cancelation

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Monday that 83% of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) programs are set to be canceled.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 04: (L-R) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts, Justice Elena Kagan, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, and retired Justice Anthony Kennedy attend U.S. President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump was expected to address Congress on his early achievements of his presidency and his upcoming legislative agenda. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

SCOTUS Rejects Trump Administration Bid To Halt $2B In Foreign Aid Payments

On Wednesday, a slim majority of the Supreme Court overturned an injunction that had been preventing the Trump administration from paying nearly $2 billion in “past-due foreign aid funds.”

Tributes are placed beneath the covered seal of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) at their headquarters in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2025. US President Donald Trump on February 7, 2025 called for USAID to be shuttered, escalating his unprecedented campaign to dismantle the humanitarian agency. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

USAID Inspector General Dismissed Days After Criticizing Trump Admin’s Aid Pause

The Trump administration announced that they have fired the inspector general of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which is currently being accused of widespread fraud and money laundering, after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) discovered a slew of wasteful initiatives that were being funded by U.S. tax dollars.