A federal judge has issued an order to pause President Donald Trump's freeze on foreign aid, specifically directing the administration to resume the flow of money to existing contracts, grants, and loans that were in place at the end of the Biden administration. The judge's ruling also prevents the administration from terminating or imposing stop-work orders on these pre-Trump contracts.
The Trump administration's executive order to halt foreign aid funding faced legal challenges from various USAID contractors and other funding recipients. These parties argued that the administration lacked the authority to completely stop funding that had been approved by Congress.
