Judge Orders Trump Admin to Release Billions in Frozen Foreign Aid Funding

President Donald Trump holds a Cabinet meeting with members of his administration in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Aug. 26, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON—A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration cannot withhold billions of dollars in foreign assistance approved by Congress, including aid that the White House recently said it

Appeals Court Sides With Judge Ordering Trump to Release Billions in Frozen Foreign Aid

President Donald Trump speaks to the media while signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 5, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images WASHINGTON–The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Sept. 5 upheld a federal district judge’s ruling that found the Trump administration could not withhold billions