$95m withheld from the National Endowment for Democracy

Date

Aug 11, 2025

Kind

Appropriations

Status

Complied late

Source

washingtontimes.com ↗

Court or forum

NED v. United States, D.D.C., Judge Dabney Friedrich

What happened

The administration withheld NED's FY2025 appropriation pending "review for alignment with Administration priorities"; Friedrich, a Trump appointee, found it unlawfully withheld for impermissible policy reasons and denied a stay. DOJ then released the funds.

Publisher

Washington Times