Foreign aid starts out as appropriated dollars. The State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development turn the dollars into contracts. Which means the Trump administration’s pullback on ...

The secretary wrongly suggests that America must give precedence to nations based on geographical proximity.

ELLIOTT ABRAMS is Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served in senior positions ...

This kind of whiplash foreign policy isn’t new,” one historian said. “Many presidents have changed course on foreign policy — sometimes dramatically.” ...

Since the end of World War II, the United States has remained a global power through foreign policy defined by what retired ...

"We have told our active duty members, given them all the information so they can make an informed decision," said Thomas Yazdgerdi.

The $71.9 billion in foreign aid that the government spent in fiscal year 2023 works out to 1.2% of that year’s total federal spending.

While Trump is known for his bombastic, often threatening rhetoric in pursuit of U.S. interests, Rubio is taking a softer, ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told U.S. diplomats behind closed doors about how foreign aid will be distributed by the Trump administration.

GEOFFREY GERTZ is a Senior Fellow with the Energy, Economics, and Security Program at the Center for a New American Security.

Trump has made a significant push against several places around the world, including Canada, Mexico, Gaza, and Greenland, since returning to the Oval Office.

President Donald Trump promised voters an administration that wouldn’t waste precious American lives and taxpayer treasure on ...