Executive Branch

Appeals Court Sides With Judge Ordering Trump to Release Billions in Frozen Foreign Aid

‘There is not a plausible interpretation of the statutes that would justify the billions of dollars they plan to withhold,’ wrote U.S. District Judge Amir Ali.
Appeals Court Sides With Judge Ordering Trump to Release Billions in Frozen Foreign Aid
President Donald Trump speaks to the media while signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 5, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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WASHINGTON–The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Sept. 5 upheld a federal district judge’s ruling that found the Trump administration could not withhold billions of dollars in foreign assistance approved by Congress.

The appeals court said the administration had not “satisfied the stringent requirements” to pause a ruling pending an appeal. The ruling was a split decision, with Circuit Judge Justin Walker dissenting.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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