Multiple sources at #FSA who could not speak publicly for fear of #retribution said they were blindsided by the news.

Logistical challenges aside, the role of the office of Federal #Student #Aid as the administrator of the #StudentLoan portfolio is protected by #law. It's not clear how these responsibilities could be #legally moved w/o a vote of #Congress. [not that #Trump cares]

The federal #StudentLoan portfolio — which includes about $1.6T in loans for ~43M borrowers — is currently overseen by the #Education Dept's office of Federal #Student #Aid (#FSA). That office has been gutted by the recent raft of buyouts, early retirements & last week's broad reduction-in-force [#RIF].

It was not clear, based on #Trump's announcement, how or if the remaining employees & expertise at FSA would be transferred to the SBA.

It's not just about #aid - it's about a global health crisis caused by politics. Without prevention and treatment, new infections will increase, people will die, and the impact will be felt far beyond #Ukraine.

About 120,000 #HIV-positive people are facing the same crisis across #Ukraine. Since Trump took office in January, he has cut #American foreign #aid, which was key for Ukraine to obtain supplies for HIV treatment.

…Federal courts are hearing >100 lawsuits challenging the admin’s initiatives, many of them focused on efforts driven by #Musk & his team at #DOGE to purge hundreds of thousands of #FederalWorkers & dramatically scale back govt #aid & #regulatory programs.

#Trump & his WH press sec also have criticized judges they describe as activists who have issued orders that slowed or blocked some of those efforts.

"A few hours ago, the exchange of all information was stopped," the source said.

Earlier, the Ukrainian source indicated the previously "selective" pause meant #US #intelligence would still be shared w/ #Ukraine that could be used to attack #Russia’s forces only on Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory.

The move is another blow after #Trump decided to stop all military #aid to Ukraine.

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus [#CBC], including Illinois Rep #LaurenUnderwood, plan to wear black to the speech to "capture the party's somber mood," according to her & to reports from Axios.

Other members are planning to wear blue & yellow to show solidarity with #Ukraine, just days after #Trump ordered a pause on military #aid to the country.

#StockMarkets opened even lower on Tues, reflecting mounting investor concerns about the global #economy, after #Trump imposed #tariffs on #Canada, #Mexico & #China, & Beijing & Ottawa announced swift retaliation.

The escalating #TradeWar added to global #uncertainty that was compounded by the Trump admin’s decision to suspend #military #aid to #Ukraine.

The S&P 500 fell 0.7% at the start of trading, adding to a 1.8% loss on Monday that was its sharpest decline this year.

The American suspension of arms transfers to #Ukraine also puts the #US in direct opposition to its major #NATO #allies. Most of the largest European nations — led by #France, #Britain & #Germany — have pledged to step up #aid to Ukraine in recent days, backing #Zelensky following #Trump & #JDVance’s temper tantrum in the Oval Office on Friday. But they simply do not have the stockpiles to make up the difference.

Infamously, this isn’t the first time #Trump has cut off #military #aid to #Zelensky & #Ukraine. In July 2019, he had a phone call w/Zelensky in which he said Zelensky should deliver info he could use against Joe #Biden in return for unfreezing military aid. Trump had halted supplies to Ukraine, which had been fighting #Russia & Russia-backed insurgents since 2014, he only resumed the aid months later when word of Trump’s #extortion leaked. It resulted in Trump’s first #impeachment.

#Trump has long been skeptical of #aid to #Ukraine [he blames Zelensky instead of himself for his first #impeachment], but his top aides began preparing serious policy options for ending military assistance following last week’s full-on berating of #Zelensky by Trump & #JDVance.

Officials say the decision could be reversed if *Zelensky* demonstrates *a good-faith effort* to participate in peace talks.

Utter nonsense. Zelensky obviously wants peace & he acted w/incredible restraint on Friday.

#Trump orders pause on ALL future #military #aid to #Ukraine

Following a high-level meeting at the White House, Trump announced a pause all future deliveries of U.S. military assistance to Ukraine in an extraordinary move aimed at pressuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr #Zelensky to the negotiating table with #Russia as Ukraine fends off a military invasion from the Kremlin, said 2 U.S. officials familiar with the matter.