The White House is abandoning plans to slash billions of dollars in foreign aid, according to senior officials, who blamed Congress for derailing what they said was an important effort to cut waste.
President Trump had faced deep criticism for a package of cuts totaling $4 billion and said on Tuesday he was considering scaling back the plans.
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