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Judge rules Trump admin violated order to unfreeze foreign aid but declines to hold officials in contempt

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A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated a court order to temporarily unfreeze foreign aid.

The judge declined to hold officials in civil contempt over the transgression.

A coalition of U.S. contractors and nonprofits that claim President Trump ’s executive order to freeze foreign funding could irreparably harm their operations.