Overview

• Budget officials formally asked Congress to rescind $4.9 billion from international programs across the State Department, USAID and other assistance accounts.
• According to the New York Post, roughly $3.2 billion would be cut from USAID and about $838 million from peacekeeping missions.
• Democratic lawmakers warn that reversing already appropriated funds would collapse negotiations to avert a government shutdown after Sept. 30.
• Reporters describe the move as a late 'pocket rescission,' a rarely used mechanism with disputed legality that could take effect without a congressional vote.
• The articles cite an international study warning that a collapse in U.S. aid could lead to more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030, including many children.