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The Senate approved the vast majority of President Donald Trump's request in the early morning hours Thursday, 51-48.
The legislation would have a tiny impact on rising debt but could have major ramifications for the targeted spending, from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to U.S. food aid programs abroad.
As the Senate prepares to vote on a bill to rescind $40 billion in promised foreign aid, critics of the measure say a ...
The central issue is not China versus the West — it is fragmentation versus alignment. The Global South needs coordinated, ...
Senators challenge Trump's proposed cuts to foreign aid and public media in contentious hearing Republicans and Democrats on a key Senate panel are challenging the merits of cancelling billions of ...
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Amnesty International on Thursday warned that the abrupt suspension of US foreign aid has put human rights and millions of lives at risk globally by halting critical programs such as the provision of ...
For Minnesota’s farmers and manufacturers, foreign-aid programs that stabilize and strengthen developing economies boost international demand for their exports.