TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO END PEPFAR FUNDING FOR HIV PROGRAMS IN SOUTH AFRICA OVER POLICY DISPUTES. (PHOTO).

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 Trump administration plans to end PEPFAR funding for HIV programs in South Africa over policy disputes The Trump administration plans to terminate U.S. funding for HIV initiatives in South Africa under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief due to deepening policy disagreements. The U.S. State Department is initiating a phased wind-down of financial support allocated to South Africa, which currently assists in caring for roughly 8 million people living with HIV. Established in 2003 by former President George W. Bush, PEPFAR has partnered with health authorities in more than 50 countries over the last two decades. Official data indicates the program has saved an estimated 25 million lives and averted millions of new HIV infections globally. However, following his return to office, President Donald Trump targeted the initiative as part of broader administration efforts to reduce federal government spending, focusing heavily on South Africa, which houses the world's large...
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TRUMP ADMINISTRATION JOINS LAWSUIT TO BLOCK EVANSTON HOUSING REPARATIONS PROGRAM FOR BLACK RESIDENTS. (PHOTO).

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 Trump administration joins lawsuit to block Evanston housing reparations program for Black residents

 The Trump administration has intervened in a federal lawsuit seeking to halt a pioneering housing reparations initiative designed for Black residents in a Chicago suburb.

The Department of Justice joined the ongoing litigation against the city council of Evanston, Illinois. The municipality had previously allocated $10 million generated from cannabis sales tax revenue to fund its Restorative Housing Program. The initiative provides financial assistance to Black residents who are direct descendants of individuals affected by systemic housing discrimination within the city between 1919 and 1969. Qualifying participants can receive grants of up to $25,000 to cover down payments, property repairs, or outstanding interest and late fees on local real estate. The program also permits individuals who suffered from discriminatory municipal policies after 1969 to qualify, provided they can legally document the harm.

Out of Evanston's population of roughly 76,000—of which approximately a quarter identify as Black or multiracial—the program has already distributed around $5 million to 212 approved applicants.

Federal authorities, however, contend that the race-conscious program constitutes unconstitutional racial discrimination. Leadership within the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division stated that distributing millions of dollars in cash and housing perks based on skin color is illegal, characterizing it as explicit racial discrimination despite being framed as a remedy for historical grievances.

To support its challenge, the federal government invoked the Fair Housing Act of 1968—a landmark law originally enacted to dismantle the very housing discrimination that local Black residents faced. The Department of Justice alleges that the Restorative Housing Program directly breaches this federal act by tethering financial housing assistance to race.

In response to the federal intervention, Evanston Mayor Daniel Bliss stated that the city firmly stands behind its historic municipal reparations initiative. Expressing confidence in the policy's constitutionality, local officials indicated they intend to vigorously defend the program in court.


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