Trump regime update

NY Times - Judge Ana C. Reyes, a Biden appointee, excoriated lawyers representing the former government watchdogs for how they handled their emergency request, but let the lawsuit proceed on a slower timeline. 

Roll Call - A federal judge imposed a temporary restraining order on the Trump administration’s executive order freezing all foreign assistance funding. Judge Amir Ali of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued the preliminary injunction Thursday, ordering a temporary end to the freeze on foreign assistance spending agreements that were in existence before Jan. 20 at the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development.

The temporary judicial relief followed a Wednesday court hearing with a coalition of international development contractors and foreign aid nonprofits that had sued the Trump administration to stop enforcement of the freeze.

NY Times - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has decided to stop enforcing rules designed to prevent flood damage to schools, libraries, fire stations and other public buildings. Experts say the move, which has not been publicly announced, could endanger public safety and may be in violation of federal law. The change in policy was laid out in a Feb. 4 memo by FEMA’s chief counsel, Adrian Sevier, that was viewed by The New York Times.