President Donald Trump speaks to reporters onboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 27, 2025. The sense of crisis among aid groups worldwide is surging, as American officials tell groups they must obey an almost universal stop-work order issued by Secretary of State Marco Rubio after Trump's directive.

Trump signed an executive order to pause foreign development aid. The order doesn't mention Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee or California.

The United States has canceled some aid programs for other countries, namely life-saving projects, The New York Times reports. On Tuesday, January 28, the administration of President Donald Trump partially abandoned the order to terminate almost all US foreign aid programs.

In a move that global health workers say will likely have devastating consequences for women and girls throughout the world, President Donald has reinstated a policy that bans foreign aid workers from offering information about abortion,