A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift a freeze on foreign aid—which began three weeks ago—noting that the officials “have not offered any explanation for why a blanket suspension of all congressionally appropriated foreign

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift a three-week funding freeze that has shut down U.S. aid and development programs abroad

The judge faulted the logic of a blanket freeze on foreign aid spending and found that groups that depend on the aid had made a strong initial showing of “irreparable harm.”