Congress gave money for global HIV work. The Trump administration isn't spending it [NPR] ↳

Despite Congress appropriating nearly $6 billion for global HIV/AIDS work in 2026, NPR reports that the Trump administration's State Department is deliberately withholding funds from the CDC — threatening to shut down PEPFAR programs that serve more than 12 million people living with HIV across Africa and beyond, with one CDC official calling it "a controlled demolition."