US Senator Rand Paul, through his political action committee, RANDPAC, is distributing ads against Democratic incumbent Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Bill Nelson of Florida, and Sherrod Brown of Ohio over their support for foreign aid to countries that are hostile to the United States.
The ongoing protests within Egypt, coupled with the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, has the US-Egyptian Foreign Aid relationship facing new uncertainties.
Sen. Rand Paul’s foreign aid bill would cut all Washington foreign aid to Pakistan, Libya, and Egypt, stirring a foreign policy debate in the US Senate.
The United States continues to lead the world in foreign aid assistance. While substantial, less than 1% of the United States’ GDP is designated to foreign aid assistance.
Some basic facts about economics and government policy are being ignored amid growing anger over US Olympic uniforms manufactured in China.
For many Americans the cost of continued military presence in Afghanistan greatly outweighs the benefits, yet the withdrawal of American forces scheduled for 2014 has various organizations warning of imminent financial issues facing Afghanistan.
Egypt voted to determine its new leader in its first free presidential election, but uncertainty remains over leadership.
