February 14, 2025 — A U.S. federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore funding for foreign aid through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), temporarily frustrating the president’s efforts to shut down the agency.
At the beginning of February, members of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency entered the USAID headquarters, closed its offices, furloughed its employees, and shut down its funding.