Trump and congressional Republicans say much of foreign aid and development programs are wasteful. They single out programs they say advance liberal social agendas. The fear of even tougher ...

FILE - A man walks past boxes of USAID humanitarian aid at a warehouse at the Tienditas International Bridge on the outskirts of Cucuta, Colombia, Feb. 21, 2019, on the border with Venezuela.

They said it’s a matter of days, not weeks, before they run out. American-funded aid organizations around the globe, charged with providing lifesaving care for the most desperate and vulnerable ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday approved a new waiver for lifesaving humanitarian assistance in a memo sent to aid groups amid widespread confusion over which programs in the roughly $60 ...

The flurry of announcements and changes to the U.S. foreign aid landscape, including work stoppages, likely funding cuts, and massive layoffs have flown fast and furious in the first week of ...

The administration on Jan 25 urged USAid staff to help transform how Washington allocates aid around the world in line with Mr Trump’s “America First” policy and threatened “disciplinary ...

State Medicaid programs across the country reported Tuesday they had lost access to federal payment portals one day after President Trump announced a freeze on federal grants and aid. By the late ...

International aid groups warned that the Trump administration’s “stop work order” on foreign assistance risks both lives and American influence across Africa, where US aid funds everything ...

The sudden decision by United States President Donald Trump to halt and review all foreign aid for 90 days could be devastating for HIV programmes in African countries. After Trump’s ...

The US – the world’s largest foreign aid provider – abruptly froze nearly all overseas assistance on Friday, with exceptions only for emergency food relief and military funding to Israel and Egypt.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s orders could force many groups working on global aid to stop their programs. And the White House has approved sending more 2,000-pound bombs to Israel.

WASHINGTON — The State Department ordered a sweeping freeze Friday on new funding for almost all U.S. foreign assistance, making exceptions for emergency food programs and military aid to Israel ...