Something remarkable occurred on Capitol Hill this month: Congress and the president partnered to make a law that cut the budgets of a few federal entities. A rescission of funds has not occurred since 1999, when former President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, struck a deal with the Republican-held House and Senate. This legislation cuts various international aid programs run by the Department of State, such as Migration and Refugee Assistance and Bilateral Economic Assistance, Assistance for Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia. These programs have been on the chopping block since late winter, when the Department of Government Efficiency took aim at foreign aid…. (Read more)