The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been formally shut down this month as part of President Donald Trump's initiative to reshape the federal government and reduce its ...

The Big Beautiful Bill extends tax cuts that were to expire at the end of 2025, which gives a large tax cut to the wealthy.

In 2025, the US government abruptly reduced or ended funding to a majority of its global development programs, including many in Southeast Asia.In the Philippines, this has led to the closure or ...