"Foreign aid spending is back in the U.S. government's budget, after a year in which the Trump administration cut billions of dollars to global health and humanitarian assistance. On Tuesday evening, President Trump signed the spending bill that would fund much of the government through September 30. In that legislation, Congress has allocated $50 billion for foreign aid in 2026 a 16% cut from 2025."
"In 2025, the Trump administration dismantled much of America's foreign aid systems, including shutting down the 64-year-old United States Agency for International Development, and sent back billions of dollars that Congress had earmarked for foreign aid in 2025. Those moves were largely approved by a Republican-led congress. President Trump and other senior administration officials accused the agency of being rife with waste and fraud and a bastion of the far l"
Congress allocated $50 billion for foreign aid in 2026, representing a 16% cut from 2025 but exceeding the administration's proposed levels. The package funds military assistance to Egypt, Israel and Taiwan and supports democracy initiatives, scholarship programs, U.S. embassy operations, and global health and humanitarian programs. Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins described the bill as fiscally responsible and aligned with U.S. priorities. Aid organizations welcomed the restored funding while noting reduced humanitarian assistance compared with prior years. In 2025, the administration dismantled major foreign aid structures and returned billions earmarked by Congress, citing waste and fraud.
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