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The Trump administration has reportedly proposed cutting the combined budgets of the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) by nearly half.

The Trump administration has expanded the power of adviser Elon Musk’s government-cutting team over the State Department

An internal memo shows that the White House Office of Management and Budget proposed reducing the combined budget of the State Department and USAID to $28.4 billion — a $27 billion cut from the amount approved by Congress for 2025.

NGOs warn of ‘some difficult years’ ahead as increasing humanitarian needs meet shrinking finances

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has proposed gutting the State Department’s budget by almost 50%, closing a number of overseas diplomatic missions, and eliminating funding for nearly all international organizations, including the United Nations, many of its agencies and for NATO headquarters

America's nutritional peanut paste manufacturers are having a “yo-yo” of a year

The move came as Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency cut funding and laid off contractors across many federal agencies, claiming it was part of a plan to reduce wasteful spending.

Pete Marocco reportedly clashed with Secretary of State Marco Rubio over extent of funding cuts

Resurgence could be on horizon as outbreaks pick up speed in US and abroad amid public health program cuts

World Food Programme says essential programmes to prevent malnutrition and death will not be possible unless Elon Musk-led USAID cuts are reversed

Critical community initiatives that provide testing, food and support and HIV vaccine research have been dismantled.