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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United States: Justice Confirms Trump Administration's Right to Drastically Cut in International Aid
The US President had frozen billions of dollars of international aid after his return to the White House in January, while ending the US Agency for International Development (USaid), the world's largest humanitarian agency.
Federal Appeals Court Rules Trump Admin Can Withhold Billions in Foreign Aid
by Misty Severi A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that the Trump administration can continue withholding billions of dollars in foreign aid money, after several aid groups sued the administration to block the order. The lawsuit challenged President Donald Trump’s authority to withdraw $9 billion in foreign aid funding that had previously been appropriated by Congress. The reversal of funds was approved by Congress as part of its resci…
Appeals court allows Trump to cut $2 billion in foreign aid
A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that President Trump can withhold some $2 billion in foreign aid payments, overturning a lower-court order that had blocked the administration’s plans to slash disbursements from the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
The Quad-City Times
Court lets president end billions in overseas aid
WASHINGTON — A divided panel of appeals court judges ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration can suspend or terminate billions of dollars of congressionally appropriated funding for foreign aid.
Court backs Trump administration on foreign aid cuts
An appellate court has ruled in favor of the Trump administration, overturning a lower court’s decision and allowing the administration to proceed with its plan to eliminate billions of dollars in foreign aid allocated for this year. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, in a 2-1 decision, overturned a lower court ruling that had barred the Trump administration from making significant cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Developme…
The US President, supported by the decision of a federal court of appeal on Wednesday, has notably dismantled l'Usaid, whose removal could threaten the lives of millions of vulnerable people around the world.
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