Transnational Bodies

Global USAID Staff Put on Administrative Leave

February 05, 2025

Continuing in its move to overhaul the U.S. Agency of International Development ("USAID"), the Trump administration has announced that all directly-hired USAID staff will be put on administrative leave. Some exceptions have been made for those who are "responsibile for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs."
Rubio, new "Acting Head" of USAID, Accuses the Organization of "Rank Insubordination"

February 04, 2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was named "acting head" of the U.S. Agency for international Development ("USAID") on Sunday, says that the agency needs an extensive overhaul, claiming that it has "lost its focus and abandoned the national interest."
Musk Announces Shut Down of USAID

February 03, 2025

In his role as leader of the new Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE"), an advisory body to President Trump, Elon Musk has declared that there is "no hope for USAID to improve" and that the President has agreed to its shutdown.
WHO Announces Budget Cuts after Announement of US Withdrawal

January 31, 2025

Following Trump's announcement to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, the WHO announced hiring freezes and spending cuts in anticipation of the loss of its biggest funder.
EU and Other Global Leaders React to Trump's Inauguration

January 22, 2025

At the annual meeting of global leaders in Davos, Switzerland this week, nations voice their stances towards the new Trump presidency.
Trump Pulls Out of Global Corporate Tax Deal

January 21, 2025

On Monday, President Trump declared in a presidential memorandum that the global corporate minimum tax deal negotiated by the Biden administration in 2021 "has no force or effect" in the United States.
Trump Signs Executive Order Withdrawing US from the Paris Climate Agreement

January 21, 2025

As anticipated, the newly-inaugurated President Trump officially began the withdrawal process from the Paris Climate Agreement on Monday.
Trump Announces US Exit from World Health Organization

January 21, 2025

Citing the mishandeling of the COVID-19 panemic among other things, Trump signed an Executive Order Monday withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization.
Amazon and Meta Scrap DEI Programs

January 16, 2025

Recently, both Amazon and Meta have announced plans to get rid of their DEI policies related to their hiring, training, and supplying practices.
Fact-Checking Firm Pushes Back on New Meta Policies

January 08, 2025

Fact-checking firm Lead Stories, which employs several former CNN personnel, expresses "surprise and disappoinment" over Meta's concerns regarding fact-checking bias and its decision to end their partnership.