Appeals Court Allows Trump Administration to Withhold Foreign Aid Funds

An American flag and USAID flag fly outside the USAID building in Washington on Feb. 1, 2025. Annabelle Gordon/Reuters A federal appeals court ruled on Aug. 13 that the Trump administration may cut billions of dollars in foreign aid funds that Congress previously approved. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the

Appeals court allows Trump administration to cut billions in foreign 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. Two of three judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit concluded that grant recipients challenging the freeze did not meet

Texas Senate Passes Map Aimed at Giving GOP 5 Extra Congressional Seats

The Texas State Capitol on the first day of the 87th Legislature’s third special session in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 20, 2021. Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images The Texas state Senate passed a map on Aug. 12 that would give the GOP an extra five congressional seats amid a mid-decade redistricting battle that has included other states