WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump has moved to cut $5 billion of congressionally-approved foreign aid, the White House said Friday — raising the likelihood of a federal shutdown as Democrats oppose the policy. The cuts target programs of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development, Trump wrote in a letter to the House of Representatives. The president “will always put AMERICA FIRST,” the White House Office of Management and Budget said on social media, releasing a copy of the letter. Trump has effectively dismantled USAID, the chief US foreign aid agency, since taking office. […]... Keep on reading: Trump moves to cut more foreign aid, risking shutdown