LEILA FADEL, HOST: The Trump administration has cut billions of dollars in foreign aid. NPR's Fatma Tanis reports on how China is trying to fill that vacuum. FATMA TANIS, BYLINE: The United States and China see foreign aid as a way to gain soft power infl... See more
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... See more
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... See more
A bipartisan bill allocates $50 billion for foreign aid spending in 2026, down from what was allocated in 2024 but billions more than what the Trump administration had signaled it would approve. Sponsor Message SCOTT DETROW, HOST: After a year of billions... See more
SCOTT DETROW, HOST: After a year of billions of dollars of cuts to U.S. foreign aid under the Trump administration, money for global health programs has made its way back into the government funding package moving through Congress. And it is a lot more th... See more
