Trump Asks Congress to Rescind $4.9 Billion in Foreign Aid Funding

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on June 10, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Aug. 28 requested Congress to rescind $4.9 billion in appropriated funds for foreign aid spending. The funds were allocated to the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)—which is in the

Trump Admin Moves to Cut $4.9 Billion in Foreign Aid Funding

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on June 10, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Aug. 28 proposed the cancellation of $4.9 billion in appropriated funds for foreign aid spending, using a maneuver that could effectively bypass the congressional approval process normally required to rescind the funds. The funds were

Trump Admin Removes Secret Service Protection for Former VP Harris, Official Says

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the press after a joint session of Congress to certify the 2024 presidential election in Washington on Jan. 6, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Former Vice President Kamala Harris’s Secret Service protection was revoked after the Trump administration issued an executive memorandum, a senior official told The Epoch Times.

Trump moves to rescind $4.9 billion in foreign aid without Congress

Washington — President Trump is looking to claw back nearly $5 billion in foreign aid funds that Congress already approved, deploying a rarely used maneuver known as a pocket rescission to withhold funding without lawmakers’ authorization. The move has prompted bipartisan pushback from Capitol Hill, with one top Republican calling it “unlawful.” In a letter