Supreme Court pauses order for Trump admin to restore USAID funding

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By Kalé Carey (Reporter), Harry Fogle (Video Editor)

Chief Justice John Roberts has paused an order that would have made the Trump administration restore funding to global projects, CNN reports.
USAID’s funding was paused as part of a broader directive from President Donald Trump.
USAID and the State Department filed an appeal, claiming the restoration deadline is unrealistic.

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Chief Justice John Roberts has paused an order that would have made the Trump administration restore funding to global projects, CNN reports. A federal judge previously reversed an order that cut off millions in assistance, and after the administration failed to comply with the initial ruling, the federal judge had given the government until midnight Wednesday, Feb. 26, to follow through.

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USAID funding cut by Trump Administration

Under a directive from President Donald Trump, the U.S. Agency for International Development temporarily halted millions of dollars in global funding.

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On Trump’s first day in office, he signed an executive order halting foreign aid for 90 days, intensifying the pause on federal assistance. This decision affected humanitarian efforts worldwide, including food security and disaster recovery.

On Tuesday, Feb. 25, U.S. District Judge Amir Ali ruled the government must resume payments. Ali cited the damage caused by the lack of funding to the world’s poorest nations. The judge emphasized the payments should be restored as initially ordered on Feb. 13, providing a deadline for action.

The Department of Government Efficiency, which investigates wasteful government spending, began scrutinizing USAID before Trump took office.

Worldwide impact from foreign aid disappearing

Several contractors and organizations, including the U.N. World Food Program, sued the administration over the funding cuts. The U.N. has been waiting on over $820 million in funding to continue its efforts.

The Justice Department failed to answer whether the administration complied with the original ruling. USAID and the State Department have filed an appeal and claimed the 11:59 p.m. deadline is unfeasible due to the nearly $2 billion owed in payments.

The government filed an appeal to the judge’s ruling, while organizations that rely on USAID funding face delays in receiving essential resources.

CNN reports that Roberts’ order does not resolve the underlying questions, but it did impose an “administrative stay” to give the court a few days to review the case’s written arguments.

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[Kalé Carey]

A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS REVERSED A TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ORDER THAT CUT OFF FUNDS TO GLOBAL PROJECTS, RULING THAT PAYMENTS MUST BE RESTORED.

AFTER NO ACTION WAS TAKEN TO COMPLY WITH THE INITIAL RULING, THE JUDGE GAVE THE GOVERNMENT UNTIL WEDNESDAY TO MAKE IT RIGHT.

UNDER PRESIDENT TRUMP’S ORDERS, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO THE U-S AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WERE TEMPORARILY HALTED.

DISTRICT JUDGE AMIR ALI RULED ON TUESDAY THAT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS MUST RESUME FUNDING AND FOLLOW HIS ORIGINAL DECISION FROM NEARLY TWO WEEKS AGO ON THE 13TH

PART OF HIS DECISION CITED THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE LACK OF FUNDING TO THE WORLD’S MOST IMPOVERISHED NATIONS.

THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, WHICH FOCUSES ON REDUCING WASTEFUL GOVERNMENT SPENDING, INVESTIGATED USAID. THE SCRUTINY INTENSIFIED WHEN TRUMP TOOK OFFICE AND SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER PLACING A 90 DAY PAUSE ON ALL FEDERAL AID DESIGNATED FOR FOREIGN PROJECTS

THE AGENCY PROVIDES 40 BILLION DOLLARS IN ASSISTANCE EACH YEAR TYPICALLY TO HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS.

SEVERAL CONTRACTORS AND ORGANIZATIONS SUED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER HIS DIRECTIVE TO HALT FUNDING, WHICH MANY RELY ON FOR EFFORTS LIKE FOOD SECURITY AND DISASTER RECOVERY.

FOR INSTANCE, OFFICIALS SAID THE U-N WORLD FOOD PROGRAM IS STILL WAITING ON MORE THAN 820 MILLION DOLLARS TO CONTINUE DISTRIBUTING RESOURCES

THE PLAINTIFFS PRESENTED EVIDENCE IN COURT SHOWING TRUMP OFFICIALS HAD NOT LIFTED THE HOLD ON THE MONEY.

WHILE THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FAILED TO PROVIDE AN ANSWER ABOUT WHETHER THE ADMINISTRATION HAD FOLLOWED THE JUDGE’S PREVIOUS ORDER.

THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE USAID AND STATE DEPARTMENT SAID IN A COURT ORDER THE 11:59 DEADLINE ISN’T POSSIBLE, BECAUSE CLOSE TO TWO BILLION DOLLARS IN PAYMENTS ARE OWED.

THE WASHINGTON POST REPORTS THAT MANY ORGANIZATIONS DEPENDENT ON THE FUNDING HAVEN’T RECEIVED PAYMENTS FOR THE FINAL PORTION OF 2024, BEFORE TRUMP WAS SWORN IN.

THE DEFENDANTS, USAID AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT ISSUED AN APPEAL TO THE JUDGE’S RULING ON TUESDAY.

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