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Federal judge rejects request to block DOGE staff from Treasury system

A federal judge on Friday rejected a request to prevent employees with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing the Department of Treasury's sensitive federal payment system. US District Judge Colleen Colleen Cotery denied alliance requests for retired Americans and several employee unions, failing to show that Doge staff would face irreparable harm if they […]

Judge orders Trump administration to speed payment of USAID and State Dept. debts

WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to speed up payments of some of its nearly $2 billion in debt to U.S. International Development Agency and State Department partners, giving a Monday deadline to repay nonprofits and businesses in a lawsuit over a rapid shutdown of foreign aid funds. US District […]

Judge orders release of some foreign aid payments by Monday

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to pay foreign aid by Monday evening to US Organization for International Development (USAID) contractors and nonprofits who challenged the freeze. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali, former President Biden appointee, said the government must release payments by 6pm on Monday and will weigh the timeline for […]

US judge orders Trump admin to pay nearly $2B in foreign aid by Monday evening

Ordered by a US judge on Thursday Trump administration Pay at least a portion of nearly $2 billion in foreign aid for previously completed projects by 6pm Monday. The decision from US District Judge Amir Ali came on Thursday after more than four hours of court hearing. He grilled both parties on the proposed repayment […]

U.N. Judge Accused of Tricking Young Woman into Slavery

Sitting at the UN Criminal Court, Ugandan High Court Judge Lydia Mugambe, first appeared in the UK court on Thursday, faced charges of making a young Ugandan woman work as slaves while studying in Oxford. 49-year-old Mugambe defendant By bringing young female victims to the UK, they will “utilise her status” in the “most awful […]

Judge declines to immediately spare USAID contractors from firings

A federal judge on Thursday immediately refused to spare US Agency for International Development (USAID) contractors from mass firing, moving forward the core part of the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the agency. US District Judge Carl Nichols said the USAID personal services contractor was unable to prove that he faced the potential for irreparable […]

Federal judge blocks NIH from implementing 15% indirect cost rate for grants

A federal judge blocked the National Institutes of Health from implementing policies to suppress how much it pays for indirect costs associated with grants. Last month, NIH announced plans to set a 15% rate nationwide. “The United States needs to do the best medical research in the world. Therefore, it is important to ensure that […]