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Judge Weighs USAID Classified Document Destruction Amid Trump Shutdown
A union representing U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contractors asked a federal judge on Tuesday to intervene in the potential destruction of classified documents. The request followed an internal email directing staffers to assist in burning and shredding agency records.
Judges don’t intervene after the Trump administration says it’s stopped destroying USAID records
Federal judges in two separate lawsuits have refused to order the Trump administration not to destroy U.S. Agency for International Development records.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay 'unlawfully' restricted USAID funds
U.S. District Court Judge Amir Ali, a Biden appointee, has ordered the Trump administration to pay out $2 billion in foreign aid owed to contractors for completed work.
Judge Asked to Intervene After USAID Workers Were Reportedly Told to Destroy Classified Documents
A union for USAID contractors asked a federal judge to intervene after an email instructed Washington staff to shred and burn important documents.
Judge orders Trump administration to speed payment of USAID and State Dept. debts
A federal judge has given the Trump administration until Monday to speed up payment toward some of nearly $2 billion owed to partners of the U.S.
Judge won't block destruction of old USAID classified documents as the building is cleaned out
A federal judge is refusing to block the destruction of classified documents as part of the building cleanout at the U.S. Agency for International Development
Federal judges refuse to halt Trump destruction of USAID records as building cleaned out
In a whirlwind of legal battles, federal judges grapple with the fate of USAID records as the Trump administration faces scrutiny over document destruction.
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 ...
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Who is Judge Amir Ali? The Biden-appointed federal judge at the center of Trump's USAID battle
One of the newest federal judges in the U.S. has found himself squarely ... over the lawsuit seeking billions in unpaid invoices for USAID-funded projects. The case is the first significant ...
Judge denies request from USAID contractors to block mass termination of their contracts
A judge has denied a request from USAID contractors to issue a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration's mass termination of their contracts.
Federal judge considers blocking DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans
BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge is considering whether to temporarily block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency ...
Unions retract motion to block USAID document shredding after Trump administration assurances
Government worker unions on Thursday dropped their motion to block the U.S. Agency for International Development from ...
A USAID official escaped violence in Congo. He returned home to a different crisis
USAID staffer Kenneth Bledsoe and his family had to be evacuated to safety from the Congo -- only to return home to find Elon Musk leading the dismantling of the agency.
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Workers and partners make renewed push to block Trump’s dismantling of USAID
Though an effort to enjoin the Trump administration from placing thousands of USAID workers on administrative leave in ...
USAID order to delete classified records sparks flurry of litigation
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employees and outside groups are fighting an order from the agency’s ...