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.

ANDREW NATSIOS served as Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development during the George W. Bush administration. He is a Professor at the Bush School of Government at Texas A&M University and Director of the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs.

A federal judge ordered the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to restore funding for hundreds of foreign aid contractors who argued that they were negatively impacted by a 90-day blanket freeze,

This marks the first legal decision related to the suspension of funding for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Federal Judge Amir Ali issued a temporary ruling in response to a lawsuit filed by two international organizations—the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition and the Global Health Council—which receive funding from

A federal judge has delivered a blow to President Trump's USAID funding freeze with an order that demands he reinstate funds for hundreds of foreign aid contracts.