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AILSA CHANG, HOST: Foreign aid spending is once again on the chopping block. The Senate is expected to vote this week on a request from the Trump administration to rescind about $8 billion.

The Trump administration seeks a claw back billions in foreign aid following an "exhaustive review". But officials at USAID say it did not conduct a review of foreign aid programs it has terminated.

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Foreign aid spending is once again on the chopping block. The Senate is expected to vote this week on a request from the Trump administration to rescind about $8 billion.

Some foreign-aid programmes are more cost-effective than others. And every bureaucratic endeavour has waste that could be reduced, especially joint efforts among multiple countries.

Western countries have slashed foreign aid budgets this year and reductions will steepen in 2026, with the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Canada cutting the most, according to a new ...