WADA Shrugs Off USA Withholding Dues

WADA shrugs off USA withholding dues

New appropriations legislation halts US dues payment to World Anti-Doping Agency

President Donald Trump signed an appropriations bill on Tuesday that prevented a partial government shutdown. After weeks of concern over the potential stoppage, the new legislation, signed by the president, funds over 90% of government agencies and departments for fiscal 2026, the Washington Examiner previously reported. Yet a little-known stipulation in the appropriations bill called for the U.S. to halt payment of its annual dues to the World…

Trump signs law that withholds U.S. WADA dues

A provision for the U.S. to withhold its annual dues to WADA is now law until the organization takes steps to address the country's accusations that it's beholden to Chinese influence.

Strained relations: WADA shrugs off USA withholding dues

Donald Trump Orders Audit as U.S. Suspends WADA Dues

President Donald Trump signed a sweeping government appropriations bill into law this week to avert a partial federal shutdown — but tucked inside the must-pass legislation was a provision with major implications for global sport. The law formally withholds the United States’ annual financial contribution to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), placing the future of those payments on hold pending additional scrutiny. Millions on the Line for Glo…