A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated a court order to temporarily unfreeze foreign aid but declined to hold officials in civil contempt over the transgression. U.S.

Two non-profit groups suing the Trump administration over its freeze of nearly all foreign aid on Wednesday asked a federal judge to hold administration officials in contempt of court for defying the judge's order last week that the freeze be lifted.

The judge faulted the logic of a blanket freeze on foreign aid spending and found that groups that depend on the aid had made a strong initial showing of “irreparable harm.”