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    Trump unveils his full 2026 budget, with 'draconian' cuts to foreign aid

    The proposal provides more detail on the administration's plans for foreign aid, which would amount to an 85% drop in spending if everything the government asks for is granted by Congress.

    By Elissa Miolene // 05 June 2025

    The Trump administration has unveiled its 2026 budget request — a sweeping proposal that would slash U.S. international affairs spending to its lowest level in 80 years.

    The cuts, critics say, are “deep and draconian,” and would result in an 85% drop in the country’s foreign affairs funding if approved by Congress in its current form. That includes a $31 billion budget decrease, and a clawback of $21 billion through rescission requests — which asks Congress to cancel funds it had previously committed to spending.

    The first of several expected rescission requests hit Capitol Hill this week, with the vast majority of its $9.4 billion package focused on what the White House called “wasteful” foreign aid spending.  

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