Foreign Aid

"I am asking the Congress to pass legislation to help ensure American foreign-assistance dollars always serve American interests, and only go to America's friends," President Trump said during Tuesday's State of the Union address. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)

Trump: Foreign aid only for ‘America’s friends’

Joel Gehrke · January 31, 2018 3:31 am

British Prime Minister Theresa May invited President Trump to London last week while at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Trump said, "I'll be there. She [Theresa May] just invited me. Twice. State and working. One is a state, October." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Thousands of Brits already planning protests around Trump’s October visit

Anna Giaritelli · January 29, 2018 12:58 pm

When Allies Attack

Michael Warren · January 26, 2018 9:19 am

U.N. funding must be guided by security realities on the ground, not on arbitrary calls from above. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

The UN is reformed and ready

Peter Yeo · January 24, 2018 5:01 am

Giving Respect Where It Is Due

Caitrin Keiper · January 19, 2018 9:25 am

Earlier this month, Trump accused Pakistan of only giving "lies and deceit" in return for more than $33 billion in aid since 2002. Afghanistan bestowed a gold medal to Trump thrilled to see a tougher American stance against Pakistan. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Afghans give Trump gold medal after he cut off military aid to Pakistan: Report

Kyle Feldscher · January 17, 2018 3:17 pm

The Twitter accounts of conservative personalities Greta Van Susteren (pictured above) and Eric Bolling were hacked on Tuesday night, seemingly by activists supporting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Eric Bolling and Greta Van Susteren’s Twitter accounts appear to have been hacked by pro-Turkish activists

Katie Leach · January 17, 2018 12:42 am

Palestinians receive food aid at a U.N. Relief and Works Agency warehouse in the Shati refugee camp, Gaza City, on Jan. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)

National Security

Trump cuts American aid for Palestinians

Joel Gehrke · January 16, 2018 7:32 pm

"If you kick us in the shin, we're not going to pay you," Newt Gingrich said of Trump's decision. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Newt Gingrich: Trump ‘shocked the elites’ with freeze of aid to Pakistan

Caitlin Yilek · January 7, 2018 1:37 pm

The State Department announced on Thursday it would suspend all security aid until the Pakistani government figures out what to do about terror groups in its borders. But this may just exacerbate the problem.

Beltway Confidential

Trump cuts aid to Pakistan. Bad.

Siraj Hashmi · January 5, 2018 12:53 am

President Trump had taken to Twitter earlier this week to criticize Pakistan over its alleged tolerance of terrorists seeking sanctuary in its borders. (AP Photo/Mohammad Yousaf)

National Security

Trump administration to suspend security aid to Pakistan

Sarah Bedford · January 4, 2018 9:17 pm

President Trump announced this week that the U.S. would suspend millions of dollars in aid to Pakistan, and said the country has given the U.S. "nothing but lies and deceit" and granted terrorists a "safe haven." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump floats possibility of suspending aid to Palestinians

Diana Stancy Correll · January 2, 2018 11:42 pm