Trump administration ordered to pay $2 billion in aid – DW – 03/11/2025
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A federal judge ordered the US administration to release foreign aid payments that are due under certain existing contracts.

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.comEnglish
    17·
    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.

    • hansolo@lemm.eeEnglish
      11·
      1 day ago

      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.

      • Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world
        3·
        1 day ago

        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.

        • hansolo@lemm.eeEnglish
          2·
          13 hours ago

          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!