US EditionTrump administration asks Supreme Court to allow it to freeze billions in foreign aid
- On Monday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to permit withholding close to $5 billion in foreign aid funds that Congress had authorized, amid ongoing legal disputes in Washington.
- The dispute arose after President Trump notified Congress on August 28 that he would not spend the aid, invoking a pocket rescission last used about 50 years ago despite the Impoundment Control Act.
- Last week, Judge Amir Ali decided that the administration is required to allocate the funds unless Congress formally approves the rescission, and on Friday, the D.C. Appeals Court chose not to halt that decision.
- Judge Ali ruled that funding cannot be withheld without Congressional approval of Trump's proposal, while nonprofit organizations argued that the freeze on aid disrupts essential international initiatives targeting malaria and AIDS prevention.
- The case highlights a legal showdown over presidential spending authority with the current federal fiscal year ending September 30, when another $6.5 billion of aid is expected to be spent.
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DailyTruthReportTrump administration asks Supreme Court to allow it to keep billions in foreign aid frozen
The Justice Department filed an emergency request to the Supreme Court on Monday, asking for the Trump administration to be permitted to maintain a freeze on $4 billion in foreign aid. The filing to the high court on its emergency…
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow $4 billion foreign aid freeze
The Justice Department filed an emergency request to the Supreme Court on Monday, asking for the Trump administration to be permitted to maintain a freeze on $4 billion in foreign aid. The filing to the high court on its emergency docket came after the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit declined to pause a lower court’s ruling that ordered the government to spend billions of dollars in congressionally-approved foreign aid by the…
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let it block $4B in foreign aid funding
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 29, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court’s ruling and allow it to withhold $4 billion in foreign aid that was previously approved by Congress. The case is one of many lawsuits challenging the White House’s efforts to supersede Congress’ spending authority by canceling funding without lawmakers’ explicit approval…
The administration of US President Donald Trump today asked the country's Supreme Court to issue an emergency ruling that would keep billions of dollars in foreign aid frozen, after two federal court rulings found the freeze illegal.
Trump Takes 'Pocket Rescission' to Supreme Court
The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid frozen. The crux of the legal fight is over nearly $5 billion in congressionally approved aid that President Trump last month said he would not spend, reports the AP...
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