Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily reinstate foreign aid funding

President Donald Trump last month signed an executive order that issued a blanket pause on U.S. foreign aid.

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Trump ordered to temporarily lift USAid freeze and allow foreign aid funding

Judge challenges administration’s dismantling of US foreign assistance and sets five-day deadline to prove compliance. A federal judge has ordered Donald Trump ’s administration to temporarily ...
The Guardian - 4d
Judge orders Trump to temporarily restore funding for foreign assistance programs

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate funding for foreign aid contracts. All programs under USAID had been put on a 90-day pause so they could be reviewed and while that ...
CBS News - 4d
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Resume Foreign Aid Spending

The judge faulted the logic of a blanket freeze on foreign aid spending and found that groups that depend on the aid had made a strong initial showing of “irreparable harm.”
The New York Times - 5d
Judge temporarily reinstates head of whistleblower office fired by Trump

A federal judge late Wednesday agreed to a temporary restraining order blocking President Trump from firing the head of the Office of the Special Counsel, keeping a key protector of whistleblowers ...
The Hill - 6d
Judge finds Trump administration violated court order halting funding freeze

A federal judge in Rhode Island on Monday said that the Trump administration had violated his order halting a sweeping federal funding freeze and ordered the government to “immediately restore ...
NBC News - Feb. 11
Appeals court rejects Trump administration bid to immediately reinstate funding freeze

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Justice Department's request to pause a judge's order while it challenges the order in court.
NBC News - Feb. 12
Judge temporarily reinstates fired ethics watchdog

Hampton Dellinger filed a lawsuit claiming President Donald Trump illegally dismissed him last week.
NBC News - Feb. 11
Judge orders temporary restoration of funding for foreign assistance programs

Organizations that receive funding from USAID and other agencies sued after they were cut off from federal funding for foreign assistance programs.
CBS News - 5d
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Cuts to Medical Research Funding

A coalition of 22 attorneys general sued the federal government, claiming that the $4 billion in cuts would “grind to a halt” studies on cancer, heart disease and other conditions.
The New York Times - Feb. 11

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