A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift funding freeze shutting down U.S. humanitarian aid and development.

ANDREW NATSIOS served as Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development during the George W. Bush administration. He is a Professor at the Bush School of Government at Texas A&M University and Director of the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs.

12:30 a.m. Feb. 14 On Thursday night, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore USAID’s funding of foreign aid programs and conduct a detailed review of each program before making a decision on what should be eliminated.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift a three-week funding freeze that has shut down U.S. aid and development programs abroad.

Officials for the agency were notified of the planned cuts on the same day they learned that about 800 awards and contracts administered through U.S.A.I.D. were being canceled, three people said.

The Trump administration must allow the distribution of foreign aid again -- at least temporarily -- unless challenges to the White House's sweeping order is heard in court.

Upon taking office, President Trump ordered a pause in much of the spending on foreign aid for 90 days. Days later, Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed a waiver for lifesaving h