US EditionAppeals Court Allows Trump Administration to Resume Foreign Aid Cuts
A federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration can withhold nearly $2 billion in foreign aid, supporting efforts to dismantle USAID despite legal challenges from non-profits.
- In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals lifted an injunction requiring the State Department to continue foreign aid payments Wednesday.
- On January 20, President Donald Trump issued an executive order pausing all foreign aid and placed much of USAID staff on leave under the State Department.
- In its majority opinion, Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson wrote that the challengers lacked legal standing to sue over the funding decision.
- The ruling delivers that the Trump administration can slash roughly $2 billion in foreign aid payments, following the decision on Wednesday.
- Amid criticisms, the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition and Journalism Development Network say the aid freeze threatens global health programs, including malaria prevention and child nutrition.
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A U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s government can cut billions of dollars in foreign aid programs. The federal court of appeals for the District Circuit of Columbia overturned the lower court’s decision that aid payments allocated by Congress should be restored. Trump froze billions of dollars in foreign aid after returning to power in January and reduced the U.S. Agency for International Development (Usaid) to it…
Trump Administration Scores HUGE Win From Appeals Court Ruling
A federal appeals court reversed a lower court’s ruling, allowing the Trump administration to suspend or terminate billions in foreign aid funding. In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit overruled a prior decision prohibiting the Trump administration from cutting USAID funding approved by Congress. According to ABC News, the court did not address the constitutionality of the cuts but instead declared that the nonprofit…
MAJOR COURT VICTORY: USAID IS DEAD - Geller Report
The DC Circuit Court of Appeals handed the Trump administration another major victory on Wednesday after it lifted a district court’s preliminary injunction prohibiting the government from cutting foreign aid for fiscal year 2024. More on USAID here. The extraordinary tax-payer funded money laundering operation that funded terrorist organizations, far left NGOs and left-wing media outlets is dead. The victory comes from the DC Court of Appeals.…
Early Edition: August 14, 2025
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR — U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE After speaking with European leaders yesterday, President Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin must agree to a ceasefire at tomorrow’s summit or face “very severe consequences.” European leaders say they have agreed on a strategy wit…
Court ruling allows Trump to hold foreign aid Congress approved
President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it during an indoor inauguration parade at the Capital One Arena on Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Wednesday overturned a lower court’s ruling that had required the Trump administration to spend foreign aid dollars approved by Congress. But instead of addressing the central argument of the lawsuit — …
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