Foreign Aid

The U.S. and Israel haven't disclosed the exact sum, but officials familiar with the military aid deal said it totals $3.8 billion a year. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

U.S. agrees to $38 billion in military aid to Israel

Susan Crabtree · September 13, 2016 7:33 pm

HHS is projected to have $20.996 billion in "unobligated balances" that could be redirected to the Zika fight, Chuck Grassley and James Lankford reminded Sylvia Burwell in a letter. (AP Photo)

Senators: Feds should redirect foreign aid to fight Zika

Joel Gehrke · August 29, 2016 8:19 pm

"It's in our interest to make these urgently required investments," Secretary of State John Kerry said. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, pool)

U.S. calls for $2 billion in aid to Iraq

Mariana Barillas · July 20, 2016 5:09 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev, Ukraine. The U.S. said Thursday that it will give nearly $23 million in additional humanitarian aid to Ukraine. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

National Security

U.S. to give nearly $23 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine

Diana Stancy Correll · July 7, 2016 4:12 pm

You Can’t Have Foreign Aid Without Feminism!

Alice B. Lloyd · July 7, 2016 10:56 am

Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., told reporters that investing in Israel's missile defense not only helps a key ally in the region but also improves U.S. safety by tapping into Israeli knowledge of missile defense systems. (Ministry of Defense via AP, File)

Senator: Congress determined to boost Israeli missile funding

Jacqueline Klimas · April 14, 2016 8:29 pm

"We continue to sell arms to Saudi Arabia, which continues to be sort of an arsonist in that region, fanning the flames," Paul said. (AP file photo/Jim Cole)

Paul: Saudi Arabia is a Middle East ‘arsonist’

Curt Mills · January 3, 2016 5:38 pm

The United States could aid in the expansion of additional safe zones for refugees inside Syria and in nearby countries. (AP Photo/Seivan M. Salim)

A more reasonable approach to the Syrian refugee crisis

Rep. Dennis Ross · December 2, 2015 5:02 am

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuÂ said more aid to Israel was a bargain compared to the amount of money the U.S. has spent in Afghanistan and Iraq.Â (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

National Security

Netanyahu seeks boost in U.S. aid from Obama

Charles Hoskinson · November 10, 2015 1:27 pm

Netanyahu hopes to boost U.S. defense aid, heal relations

Netanyahu hopes to boost U.S. defense aid, heal relations

Ariel Cohen · November 8, 2015 10:31 pm

A rescue worker from USAID inspects the site of a building that collapsed in an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Does foreign aid really do good?

Jonathan Foreman · September 27, 2015 4:01 am

Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met to resume formal security talks on Sunday. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP)

Kerry resumes formal U.S. security talks with Egypt

Barbara Boland · August 2, 2015 9:10 pm