Trump, USAID and Judge Reprimands

Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to freeze $2 billion in USAID-foreign aid
Over four dissents, the justices rejected Trump’s request to toss out the trial court order, which affects money owed by the US Agency for International Development and State Department
Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing Congress’ funding for USAID, judge says
A federal judge says President Donald Trump overstepped his authority in freezing almost all spending on U.S. humanitarian and development work abroad. Judge Amir H.
Judge Reprimands Trump Admin for Power Play on USAID
Trump administration said last month it is eliminating more than 90 percent of aid agency's foreign contracts and $60 billion in assistance.
Trump administration scraps over 80% of USAID programs, top diplomat Rubio says
The Trump administration has canceled more than 80 percent of all the programs at U.S. Agency for International Development following a six-week review, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday.
Who is Amir Ali, the judge who ordered Trump to pay USAID bills?
U.S. District Judge Amir H. Ali, who is overseeing a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its decision to suspend foreign assistance, ordered the government on Monday to pay nearly $2 billion in outstanding aid to its humanitarian partners worldwide.
Judge Tells Trump Administration To Pay Up After 'Unlawfully' Freezing Aid
Some $2 billion in foreign aid that the Trump administration had frozen must be paid out to humanitarian groups, a federal judge ruled Monday, adding that the freezing of those funds may have violated the separation of powers between the executive branch and Congress.
Judge gives Trump deadline for progress on returning $2 billion in USAID cuts
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in foreign aid to recipients and contractors for work completed through Feb. 13, and it issued a March 14 deadline to show the court how it plans to do so.
Judge will not order Trump administration to restore canceled foreign aid contracts
The order comes in response to lawsuits by organizations that contract with, or receive grants from, the U.S. Agency for International Development and
Trump administration says handling of USAID documents 'did not violate' federal laws
A USAID directive to destroy classified documents had been "seriously misapprehended," Trump administration attorneys wrote in a court filing Wednesday.
Rubio says Trump administration canceling 83% of programs at USAID and intends to move remaining ones to State Department
The Trump administration is canceling 83% of programs at the US Agency for International Development and intends to fold the ...
Rubio: 83 percent of USAID programs to be canceled
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that 83 percent of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) ...
Judge Weighs USAID Classified Document Destruction Amid Trump Shutdown
Lawsuits are mounting over the Trump administration's shutdown of most US foreign assistance and the targeting of the aid agency.
Trump Avoids Worst-Case Ruling in Lawsuit Over USAID Defunding
The Trump administration was ordered to continue paying billions of dollars to foreign-aid nonprofits through the US Agency ...
Secretary Of State Rubio Says Purge Of USAID Complete, Almost All Gone
The abrupt shutdown stranded many staffers and their families overseas, many of them awaiting U.S.-paid back payments and ...