US Commits $2 Billion for Foreign Aid but Tells Agencies to ‘Adapt, Shrink, or Die’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington on Dec. 19, 2025. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo The United States and the United Nations have finalized an agreement that includes $2 billion in humanitarian funding and what the State Department described as radical reform to save Americans’ tax