New research has predicted that more than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die because of the Trump administration's dismantling of US foreign aid.
Also on the programme: Thailand's constitutional court has suspended the prime minister over comments she made in a leaked phone conversation; and US Senate Republican leaders are struggling to secure the 50 votes needed to pass President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”.
(Photo: People hold placards, as the USAID building sits closed to employees after a memo was issued advising agency personnel to work remotely, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 3, 2025. Credit: Reuters)
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Suspect in Idaho student murders agrees to plead guilty. Senators add amendments to Trump budget bill. Trump to visit migrant facility dubbed Alligator Alcatraz. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
Republican leaders must find a fragile balance in the reconciliation bill between making deep cuts and protecting programs for the vulnerable. Also, an overwhelming majority of Americans say democracy is under serious threat, and USAID officially ends today.
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We’re talking about a marathon in Congress as President Trump’s big budget bill faces some new hurdles.
Also, the end of an era for an agency meant to improve lives around the world—what past presidents are saying about it, and what the Trump administration plans next.
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