Judge Tells Trump Officials to Release Funds for Democracy Group

The Trump administration had been withholding $239 million in congressionally appropriated funding from the National Endowment for Democracy when the group sued in March.

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National Endowment for Democracy Sues Top Trump Aides Over Funding Freeze

The nonprofit has enjoyed bipartisan support since its founding in the Reagan era, but it finds itself under pressure from the Trump administration.

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Cuts at USAID and Elsewhere Strains Global Journalism

Investigative journalists around the world relied on funding from the U.S. Now, those watchdogs are scrambling to survive a sudden cash crunch.

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Cuts to U.S.-Backed Rights Groups Seen as a Win for China

U.S. funding for the promotion of democracy has been frozen, disrupting the work of groups that expose abuses in China. Chinese nationalists are celebrating.

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