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TOPSHOT - Tributes are placed beneath the covered seal of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) at their headquarters in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2025. US President Donald Trump on February 7, 2025 called for USAID to be shuttered, escalating his unprecedented campaign to dismantle the humanitarian agency. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump to cancel nearly $5B in foreign aid through rarely used ‘Pocket rescission’

President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to scrap approximately $4.9 billion in previously approved foreign aid using a little-known maneuver called “pocket rescission,” a move that has drawn praise from his “America First” supporters.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 03: The lobby of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) headquarters is seen on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), said in a social media post that he and U.S. President Doanld Trump will shut down the foreign assistance agency. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Federal appeals court reverses order blocking Trump admin from cutting foreign funding, overturning ruling from lower court

A federal appeals court has overturned a ruling from a lower court that blocked the Trump administration from implementing significant cuts to foreign aid.

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump delivers a speech marking his 100th day in office at Macomb County Community College Sports Expo Center in Warren, Michigan, on April 29, 2025. Trump celebrated the first 100 days of what is already one of the most radical and far-reaching presidencies in US history, but polls show Americans becoming disenchanted with the economic and political tumult. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump Calls For Major Spending Cuts In First 2026 Budget Proposal Of Second Term

President Donald Trump unveiled his budget request for fiscal year 2026, proposing drastic cuts amounting to $163 billion in foreign aid, energy and environmental protection, and education — while raising defense spending to over $1 trillion.

Boxes of drugs delivered by the now-dismantled United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are seen amid medical supply shortages in a pharmacy storeroom at Lodwar County Referral Hospital in Lodwar on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP) (Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)

Pete Marocco, Trump Official Who Oversaw USAID Overhaul, Abruptly Leaves State Department

A Trump appointed official who has helped and oversaw the dismantling of USAID has reportedly abruptly left his post after just less than three months.

US President Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron (out of frame) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2025. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump Admin Orders Federal Agencies To Submit Reorganization Plans, Brace For Mass Firings

The Trump administration issued a memo Wednesday to all federal agencies saying it needs to prepare “reorganization plans” to get ready for more downsizing.

Elon Musk speaks as US President Donald Trump looks on in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2025. Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who has been tapped by President Donald Trump to lead federal cost-cutting efforts, said the United States would go "bankrupt" without budget cuts. Musk leads the efforts under the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and was speaking at the White House with Trump, who has in recent weeks unleashed a flurry of orders aimed at slashing federal spending. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump To Sign Order Slashing Part Of Federal Govt. Workforce, Allowing Agency Eliminations And Role Reductions

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order that gives the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) freedom to potentially eliminate entire federal agencies after finding enough evidence proving an overabundance of fraud, waste, or frivolous overspending.