Investing.com -- A federal judge in Washington has mandated the Trump administration to disburse foreign aid funds to contractors and grant recipients. The order issued on Tuesday requires the funds to be released by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday night.

Judge Amir Ali of the U.S. District Court stated there was no indication that the administration had taken steps to comply with his previous order to unfreeze the funds. The order is applicable to payments for work carried out before February 13, the date when Judge Ali issued the initial temporary restraining order.

This article was generated with the support of AI and reviewed by an editor. For more information see our T&C.