America contributes a significant share of the world’s foreign aid, including 40% of humanitarian aid. Reducing that will lead to the closure of some programmes and destabilise international organisations that administer the money https://t.co/6qQ7yLou1N ...

America contributes a significant share of the world’s foreign aid, including 40% of humanitarian aid. Reducing that will lead to the closure of some programmes and destabilise international organisations that administer the money https://t.co/myjXmVnAH5 ...

America contributes a significant share of the world’s foreign aid, including 40% of humanitarian aid. Reducing that will lead to the closure of some programmes and destabilise international organisations that administer the money https://t.co/sRIFdYiCWW ...

America contributes a significant share of the world’s foreign aid, including 40% of humanitarian aid. Reducing that will lead to the closure of some programmes and destabilise international organisations that administer the money https://t.co/GsXtBfozuu ...

Government Spending and Budget Cuts - Congress passed a partisan bill cutting $9 billion in spending, primarily from foreign assistance programs [1][2] - $8 billion of the cuts target foreign assistance programs, including migration and refugee assistance and USAID [2] - $137 million cut to UNICEF [12] - $1.1 billion is cut from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, affecting news outlets like NPR and PBS [2] - The White House signals more recision packages could follow [3] Foreign Policy and Geopolitical Implications - Cuts to foreign assistance programs may harm America's soft power and influence globally [6][8] - Reduced funding could allow China and Russia to expand their influence, particularly in Africa [7][9][13][23] - The cuts are seen as the United States unilaterally disarming in the area of soft power [11] - Cutting aid for disease control and famine could lead to problems spreading beyond borders, impacting US strategic interests [14][15] Political Strategy and Consequences - Democrats express concern that any government funding deal can be undone by a partisan vote [16] - Republicans are perceived as willing to use tactics to achieve their goals, potentially leading to increased cynicism and anger among the Democratic base [20] - The cuts are criticized as harming the poorest people in the world [5][21]

The House voted to approve the White House’s request to scrap $9 billion in previously approved funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting early on Friday. https://t.co/iorH10h0xj https://t.co/iorH10h0xj ...

Government Spending - Congress canceled $9 billion in federal spending [1] - Spending cuts targeted foreign aid and public broadcasting [1] - The action aligns with President Trump's defunding efforts [1]

Government Policy & Funding - Bill to cut foreign aid heads to Trump's desk [1] - Bill to cut public broadcasting heads to Trump's desk [1]

Because Congress was busy for the first time in American history doing a completely partisan recisions bill. Just hours after the Senate, the House voted to approve President Trump's $9 billion spending cut package. The bill claws back billions in previously approved congressional funding.Two Republicans joined all House Democrats in voting against it. The majority of the cuts, $8 billion, comes from foreign assistance programs such as migration and refugee assistance, as well as USAD. Another $1.1% billion ...

Government Funding - The Senate approved the cancellation of $9 billion in previously approved funding [1] Affected Sectors - Foreign aid and public broadcasting are affected by the funding cancellation [1]