Congress Defies Trump with $600M Family Planning Funds
March 17, 2026·about 3 hours ago·via Devex

Congress slips a $600 million carveout for family planning and reproductive health into a massive $50 billion foreign affairs spending bill, directly thumbing its nose at President Trump's clear opposition to funding abortion-linked programs. Trump has pulled the U.S. from UN Women and the UN Population Fund while expanding the Mexico City Policy to block aid to groups pushing abortion, gender ideology, or DEI agendas. Read more about this...