( April 10, 2026, 9:40 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge in the District of Columbia denied an emergency bid to halt a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) directive that would classify certain software payments as capped agent compensation under the federal crop insurance program, finding that a provider of agricultural insurance software failed to show that it would suffer imminent, irreparable harm before the dispute can be resolved on the merits....