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Inside the Hunger Crisis Created by the Trump Administration
This year is the first in decades that early childhood deaths will increase, and a key factor is cuts to foreign aid.
Thanks to Congress, Puerto Ricans Will Struggle Even More to Feed Their Families
The island imports more than 80 percent of its food, and residents already face rising prices and supply chain issues.
Gaza Gov’t Media Office Says Israel Systematically Destroys Water Infrastructure
The office says Israeli forces have destroyed 720 water wells, depriving more than 1.25 million people of clean water.
US Set to Destroy 550 Tons of USAID Food Meant to Go to Malnourished Kids
One Democratic US senator condemned the plan to destroy the food as "disgusting.”
Trump’s Funding Cuts Force Food Banks to Ration Meals for Texas Flood Survivors
Texas already leads the nation in hunger rates with more than 5 million residents facing food insecurity.
US Aid Has Always Been a Tool of Control. Under Trump, It’s a Tool of Death.
The president’s cuts to USAID are starving the nations that were made dependent on aid by previous administrations.
Israel’s Humanitarian Aid Blockade in Gaza Is a War Within a War
What little food aid that trickles in isn’t edible for some, particularly infants and those with special dietary needs.
GOP Propose Historic Cuts to Food Aid to Offset Tax Cuts for the Rich
The legislation would slash federal SNAP spending by $290 billion over the next decade.
Cuts to Federal Food Aid Are Severing a Lifeline for Natural Disaster Survivors
USDA’s decision to cut $1 billion worth of food aid is causing layoffs and shortfalls, all as hunger continues to climb.
Hunger Surges in US After Food Aid Cuts
The expiration of federal policies launched in the past few years has reversed recent successes in stemming hunger.