Appeals Court Keeps Fight Alive Over Trump Foreign Aid Block (1)

Aug. 29, 2025, 5:42 PM UTC

A federal appeals court ruled that a fast-moving fight over the Trump administration’s effort to block billions of dollars in foreign assistance approved by Congress can move forward as a large chunk of funds are set to expire.

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit took action on Thursday evening to send the case back to a Washington judge to consider whether to halt the funding freeze on new legal grounds before the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30.

Approximately half of the $30 billion in foreign aid at stake is poised to expire after that ...

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