US President Donald Trump will meet French President Emmanuel Macron on February 24, 2025 at the White House in Washington, DC.
Brian Snyder | Reuters
A trio of federal judges on Tuesday dealt with the Trump administration's setback in separate trials that included federal spending, refugees and foreign aid.
In one case, the judge extended the Trump administration's bloc, which freezes federal spending on grants, loans and other financial aid.
“The simplest way, the freeze was not a problem from the start,” Judge Loren Alican wrote in an opinion published in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.
“The defendant wanted to suspend federal spending up to $3 trillion in virtually overnight, or each federal agency reviews all its grants, loans and funds for compliance within 24 hours. I was hoping to do that,” Arihan wrote.
“The range of that command is almost immeasurable.”
In another case, a judge in the federal court in Washington blocked an executive order by President Donald Trump, which suspended the country's refugee hospitalization program.
“The president has considerable discretion to suspend hospitalizations for refugees, but that authority is not limitless,” said Judge Jamal Whitehead in his decision.
“He cannot ignore the detailed framework of Congress for refugee hospitalizations and the limitations it places on his ability to suspend the same,” Whitehead said.
In the third case, in the DC federal court, Judge Amir Ali ordered the Trump administration to release foreign aid funds for the third time.
Ali's order came at the end of the hearing and the lawyers of the aid group told him that the money the judge had said earlier should be paid to the group.
This is fast news. Please update for updates.
