New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- The Trump administration told a court it was finished with its taxpayer-funded television ads. A federal judge decided that promise was not enough. On Sunday evening, U.S. District Judge Jennifer Rochon ordered the government to cancel every remaining airing of the pro-Trump spots, including those booked for that night, NBC News reported.

45 p.m. Eastern and runs for two weeks, according to The Hill. It bars the use of money appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security to develop, place or air the challenged advertisements, and it directs the government to cancel remaining ad reservations, Politico reported.

The timing is the point. On Saturday, Holly Mehringer, who performs the duties of the DHS chief finan...