foreign aid
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Still, the billions of taxpayer dollars Congress has allocated for foreign aid programs must be spent; lawmakers have insisted the government continue to fund humanitarian aid, global health and pro-democracy causes around the world.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
The 26th International Aids Conference opened this week in Rio de Janeiro against the backdrop of deep US cuts to foreign aid introduced after President Donald Trump's return to the White House last year.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Israel is the highest recipient of U.S. foreign aid since World War II, receiving over $300 billion, adjusted for inflation, from 1946 to 2025, according to a 2025 House report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Taliban authorities have vowed to boost economic self-sufficiency and move off a reliance on foreign aid, which once formed the backbone of the previous US-backed government's finances.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
They took him immediately to Thysville, which is about a hundred kilometers south of Léopoldville over the best road in this nation, repaved recently with a grant of foreign aid.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
