Who is Judge Amir Ali? The Biden-appointed federal judge at the center of Trump's USAID battle
The federal judge presiding over a challenge to the Trump administration's pause on USAID spending, U.S. District Judge Amir ...
President Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing Congress' funding for USAID, judge says
A federal judge says President Donald Trump overstepped his authority in freezing almost all spending on U.S. humanitarian ...
USAID employees ordered to shred records, court filing says
Employee unions asking a judge to block the move said the directive "suggests a rapid destruction of agency records on a ...
Groups working with USAID say the government still has not paid what it owes for their work
The court-ordered deadline for the government to pay outstanding bills to some USAID groups has come and gone. Scripps News has learned some groups still haven't received what they're owed.
Judge gives Trump deadline for progress on returning $2 billion in USAID cuts
Federal Judge Amir Ali issued an order arguing that the Trump administration was "unlawfully impounding congressionally appropriated foreign aid funds" through some of its proposed cuts to the U.S.
Who is Amir Ali, the judge who ordered Trump to pay USAID bills?
U.S. District Judge Amir H. Ali, who is overseeing a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its decision to suspend ...
Federal judge declines to immediately stop USAID contractor firings
A federal judge in Washington denied a motion Thursday to stop the federal government from firing contractors for the U.S.
Judge orders USAID and State Department to pay funds ‘unlawfully’ withheld
The order prohibited the agencies from “unlawfully impounding congressionally appropriated foreign aid funds” owed to contractors and grant recipients. It applied to work completed before Feb. 13.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay $2B in withheld USAID funds – Supreme Court denies appeal, citing constitutional overreach and legal violations
Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay USAID funds after ruling that nearly $2 billion in foreign aid was ...