Trump admin has to pay foreign aid invoices, judge in USAID case says

• Ali said the administration must disburse invoices and letter of credit drawdown requests for work done before Feb. 13 by 11:59pm Wednesday.
• Organizations across the globe have felt the impacts of the freeze on aid and the upheaval of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), even after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced waivers for "life-saving humanitarian assistance programs."

Driving the news: Ali granted a motion to enforce his temporary restraining order against the Trump administration over its foreign aid freeze.

• The plaintiffs in the case are two nonprofits that received stop-work orders amid the freeze.

Catch up quick: The Trump administration argued it made good faith efforts to enforce Ali's initial order to temporarily allow foreign aid to be disbursed.

• But Ali, stopping short of holding the State Department and Office of Management and Budget in contempt, said Thursday that the administration must suspend their blanket freeze that "would cause irreparable harm and was likely arbitrary and capricious."

Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional details.