The Global Health Consequences of Foreign Aid Cuts
Authored by: Zora Agathocleous Art by: Mia Hsu On July 17th, the Senate passed President Trump’s request to rescind $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding. This request, a bill officially known as the Recissions Act of 2025 signed into law on July 24th, is a political device the Trump Administration used to cancel funding previously approved by Congress. This rescissions package was the first to succeed in over 30 years, the last being President George H.W. Bush’s...