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Reports of (US) Aid’s Death Have Been (Somewhat) Exaggerated
Since taking office in January, the Trump administration has made clear it conceives of a dramatically scaled-back role for US investment in development and humanitarian response. The administration has taken a host of actions to realize its vision—from instituting a wide-reaching foreign aid freeze to dismantling the United States’s largest aid agency and terminating thousands of existing foreign aid awards. But top officials have suggested some international assistance will remain, and lawmakers have signaled an interest in preserving an even larger share.