US EditionTrump Asks Supreme Court to Step in and Block Billions in Foreign Aid Spending
The administration argues that without Supreme Court intervention, it must quickly allocate $12 billion in foreign aid by September 30, overriding executive foreign-policy decisions.
- The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to halt a lower court's order directing the federal government to disburse billions of dollars in Congress-approved foreign aid funds before they expire on September 30.
- The solicitor general argued that unless the court grants relief, the United States will suffer irreparable harm, including undermining negotiations with foreign countries about the future of aid programs.
- The administration said the lower court's ruling will effectively force it to rapidly obligate some $12 billion in foreign aid funds, overriding the Trump administration's foreign policy judgments.
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The Federalist
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Trump Admin Urges SCOTUS To Quickly Enforce Legal Victory As Deadline To Pay Out Billions Looms
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The Record
St Catharines StandardTrump’s administration again appeals to the Supreme Court over his foreign aid funding freeze
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration appealed to the Supreme Court again on Wednesday in its bid to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid funding frozen.
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