United States President Donald Trump has attacked the Federal Emergency Management Agency, known as FEMA, threatening to dismantle the organisation altogether. In a visit to hurricane-ravaged North Carolina on Friday, Trump announced he would sign an executive order “to begin the process of fundamentally reforming and overhauling FEMA — or maybe getting rid of FEMA”. In place of the agency, the Republican suggested shifting the burden of disaster...

Washington, DC – Immigrant rights groups have said they are digging in their heels and preparing for a protracted fight as the blueprint for United States President Donald Trump’s vast immigration crackdown takes shape. In a series of rapid-fire orders during his first week in office, Trump has sought to overhaul nearly every aspect of US immigration. He rescinded guidance limiting where immigration raids can take place, cancelled...

Trump administration freezes new funding for anti-HIV programme and other health services, excepts key food programmes. The administration of United States President Donald Trump has announced a freeze on almost all new funding for foreign assistance programmes, with exceptions for allies Israel and Egypt. The order from the US State Department on Friday also includes exceptions for emergency food programmes, but not health programmes that supporters say provide...