Summary

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in outstanding foreign aid for work already completed, though declined to restore thousands of canceled contracts.

Judge Ali ruled that the president must spend money approved by Congress, a decision following the Supreme Court’s rejection of Trump’s emergency request to freeze payments.

Meanwhile, Secretary of State Rubio announced the completion of USAID’s review, eliminating 5,200 of its 6,200 programs, with remaining programs to be administered under the State Department.

  • Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 day ago

    The title is misleading, given that it’s not being directed towards the delivery of any new aid, but rather paying for aid that’s already been delivered.

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      This exactly. This is for payment for work already done and not billed, between the last payment (Dec or Jan) and the January Stop Work Order.

      This has no bearing on if any programs will continue, or new programs.

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        In line with this (annoyingly) a ton of Doges supposed savings were exactly this same type of money. They claimed savings by cancelling payments for things already provided or delivered.

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          Yeah, I love their charlatan math:

          Contract for 5 years, $10m at $2m a year, paid quarterly.

          Year 4.5, $9 million already paid out, some years ago.

          Cancel contract.

          wE sAvEd $10 mIlLiOn!

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    The temporary restraining order was filed weeks ago, and they should go into effect immediately. So it’s actually absurd that they were able to delay it this long.

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    Judge Aliiii!
    Marvelous he!
    Ali Abo-waaa!

    Two billion dollars
    You will pay now.
    For your felonies.

    Tada da dada da da.

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      Judge Aliiii!
      Marvelous he!

      Yeah, I’m gonna have to disagree on that one…

      though declined to restore thousands of canceled contracts.