It’s been eleven months since Donald Trump reclaimed the U.S. presidency — and eleven months since his administration upended U.S. foreign aid.
The first half of the year saw programs blocked, suspended, and canceled, while the second half saw the beginnings of a slow, faltering recovery.
In the third quarter of the year, the U.S. State Department obligated only around $500 million in new foreign aid — but with the recent launch of a series of global health compacts, aid money is beginning to hit countries in larger sums across the world. Even so, during the second half of 2025, the State Department obligated just around $4.7 billion in new foreign aid.