The Lacuna Project

lacuna (n.) a gap in a record where something should be

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Agency

U.S. Agency for International Development

Findings that rest on exhibits naming this entity

  • POL-6.16: On 11 August 2025 a federal district court preliminarily enjoined the withholding of $95 million of NED's fiscal 2025 appropriation and found the stated reason for it not plausible. The State Department obligated NED's full $315 million fiscal 2026 appropriation in March 2026, and the government's motion to dismiss the suit as moot was pending on 9 October 2026. Executive Order 14169 paused new obligations of foreign development assistance for 90 days on 20 January 2025, and on 26 September 2025 the Supreme Court stayed an order to obligate about $10.5 billion of expiring aid without deciding the merits.

Exhibits naming this entity

  • Exhibit 844 20 January 2025 (published 30 January 2025). The White House: Executive Order 14169, Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid, 90 Fed. Reg. 8619
  • Exhibit 845 26 September 2025. U.S. Supreme Court: Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, No. 25A269, order on application for stay, 606 U.S. 1055