https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=32793 The Trump administration implemented an executive freeze on foreign assistance and a programme-by-programme review that, under a strict interpretation by a political appointee, halted thousands of USAID projects, put senior staff on leave, furloughed contractors, and disrupted global humanitarian programmes; subsequent narrower exemptions for life saving activities were announced but uncertainty persists. The measures raise legal questions about presidential authority to dissolve or de fund an agency and the applicability of the Impoundment Control Act to unilateral freezes of congressionally appropriated foreign assistance. en-us Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:31:03 +0530 Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:31:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=32793 The Trump administration implemented an executive freeze on foreign assistance and a programme-by-programme review that, under a strict interpretation by a political appointee, halted thousands of USAID projects, put senior staff on leave, furloughed contractors, and disrupted global humanitarian programmes; subsequent narrower exemptions for life saving activities were announced but uncertainty persists. The measures raise legal questions about presidential authority to dissolve or de fund an agency and the applicability of the Impoundment Control Act to unilateral freezes of congressionally appropriated foreign assistance. News - Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:31:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=32793