Trump tries to cancel foreign aid funding

The Trump administration has told Congress that it plans to cancel previously approved funding for foreign aid. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more details.

• Aug 29
• 03:35

State Department requests nutrition aid

The State Department has put out a request for more than 11,000 metric tons of foreign nutrition aid. The request comes after the Trump administration halted aid under DOGE cuts earlier in the year. CBS News correspondent Lana Zak reports.

• Aug 5
• 03:57

How GOP cuts could impact public broadcasting

A bill to rescind $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding is headed to the House after the Senate voted to advance the measure. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.

• Jul 17
• 03:26

Trump pressuring GOP to pass cuts

President Trump is ramping up pressure on members of his own party to claw back roughly $9.4 billion in approved spending. That includes funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.

• Jul 14
• 03:22

Report: Bukele aides blocked MS-13 extraditions

New reporting from ProPublica finds Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's top aides blocked the extraditions of MS-13 leaders to the U.S. because his allies allegedly believed those gang members could be witnesses in a long-running U.S. investigation into Bukele. Sebastian Rotel, one of the authors of the piece, joins "The Takeout" to discuss his findings.

• Jun 16
• 06:03

House set to vote on rescissions package

House lawmakers are set to vote on the $9.4 billion rescissions package to implement some of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts that take aim at foreign aid and public broadcasting. CBS News' Nikole Killion has the latest.

• Jun 12
• 03:27

USAID to hire lawyers to investigate employees who talked to the press, alleged job posting shows

A job posting reviewed by CBS News shows the U.S. Agency for International Development is trying to hire more lawyers to conduct investigations into employee misconduct.

• May 13

USAID cuts felt far outside Washington, D.C. as jobs are eliminated

Close to 20,000 employees — many living in states such as North Carolina, Vermont, California and Georgia — lost their jobs as the Trump administration took steps to shutter USAID.

• Apr 23

The dangers posed by cuts to U.S. foreign aid

Trump's policies have targeted American foreign aid, and with it the humanitarian groups whose work it funds around the world. "Sunday Morning" looks at the impacts of cutting the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID.

• Apr 20

The dangers posed by cuts to U.S. foreign aid

Elon Musk's proverbial chainsaw and President Trump's policies have targeted American foreign aid, and with it the humanitarian groups whose work it funds around the world. "Sunday Morning" senior contributor Ted Koppel talks with humanitarian aid workers in Africa and Afghanistan, and with former U.K. foreign secretary David Miliband (now president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee), about the impacts both abroad and at home.

• Apr 20
• 09:15

Former USAID official sounds alarm on Ebola risk

The African nation of Uganda is in the middle of a deadly Ebola outbreak. The United States was providing on-the-ground humanitarian assistance, until President Trump pulled the plug on USAID. Debora Patta reports.

• Apr 10
• 03:39

Food pantries feel impact of cuts

Food pantries that may reap benefits from funding provided by the federal government are seeing the impact of the Trump administration cuts. Anne Hayes, executive director of the Gather food pantry in new Hampshire, joins CBS News with more.

• Apr 4
• 05:18

USAID cuts impact Myanmar earthquake victims

Dr. Celine Gounder breaks down how the loss of American disaster support is impacting thousands in Myanmar following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake.

• Apr 4
• 04:45

Study: Less U.S. foreign aid's impact on HIV

The Trump administration's proposed foreign aid cuts could cause a surge in global HIV deaths and infections, according to a recent study. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder joins to unpack the findings.

• Mar 31
• 03:31

Trump administration takes steps to formally shutter USAID

The agency notified Congress of its plan to discontinue any USAID functions that do not align with Trump administration priorities.

• Mar 28

Study: HIV deaths could rise after aid cuts

Cuts to foreign aid by the Trump administration and other donor nations could lead to millions of new HIV infections and deaths, according to a new study by The Lancet. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder has more.

• Mar 28
• 03:01

DOGE removes details on canceled USAID contracts from "wall of receipts"

Due to "ongoing litigation," the Department of Government Efficiency removed details from its website on the more than 3,000 USAID contracts it claims to have canceled.

• Mar 26

Rebels refuse to withdraw from Eastern Congo

A Rwandan-backed rebel group is refusing to leave the Eastern Congo town of Walikale after previously agreeing to withdraw from the area as part of a so-called "peace gesture." A spokesperson for the group, known as M23, says the rebels backed out of the ceasefire because the Congolese army and allied militias did not remove their attack drones from the town. Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to assess the state of the conflict.

• Mar 24
• 05:11

UNAIDS chief says U.S. aid cuts could leave AIDS pandemic to resurge

UNAIDS boss Winnie Byanyima says if U.S. foreign aid isn't restored, AIDS will "come back, and we'll see people die the way we saw them in the '90s."

• Mar 24

American manufacturer of food for malnourished babies lays off staff amid USAID upheaval

A company's contract with USAID was spared from massive cuts to the agency. It still hasn't been paid.

• Mar 20

Chuck Hagel makes case against USAID cuts

Some former government officials argue President Trump's cuts to USAID could hurt America on the world stage and help China and Russia. Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel joins "America Decides" with his perspective.

• Mar 19
• 07:08

Trump appointee Pete Marocco hands control of USAID to DOGE official

Acting USAID Deputy Administrator Pete Marocco handed off control of the foreign aid agency to a DOGE official.

• Mar 19

Judge: USAID cuts likely unconstitutional

A federal judge says Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency may not have had the authority to make sweeping cuts at USAID, saying they "likely violated the United States Constitution in multiple ways." CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has the latest.

• Mar 19
• 03:25

Impact of Johns Hopkins cuts on public health

Major health research institution Johns Hopkins University says it is eliminating more than 2,000 jobs after the Trump administration cut $800 million in funding from the United States Agency for International Development. The university says these cuts will force the institution to wind down its work in the U.S. and across the globe. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder, who did part of her medical training at Johns Hopkins, explains why some public health experts worry the reduction may limit the capability to conduct further health initiatives.

• Mar 17
• 04:29

Deadline comes for Trump foreign aid payments

The Trump administration faced a judge's deadline of 6 p.m. EDT on Monday to repay millions in foreign aid funds. It's unclear at this point if it followed through with the order. Tom Dupree, former deputy assistant attorney general, joins CBS News with analysis.

• Mar 10
• 02:32

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