US EditionUS Supreme Court pauses judge's order that Trump spend foreign aid
- On September 9, 2025, Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary order that upheld the Trump administration's freeze on nearly $5 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid.
- This ruling followed a lower court decision by U.S. District Judge Amir Ali that the administration could not withhold $4 billion in foreign aid without congressional approval, which Trump’s team challenged.
- The frozen aid funds, intended for programs supporting global health and HIV/AIDS, were designated for the federal agency responsible for international development efforts, which the administration has mostly dismantled.
- Roberts issued a temporary stay to allow the full Supreme Court additional time to examine the case, emphasizing that decisions regarding foreign aid funding involve both the legislative and executive branches.
- The temporary order delays the release of funds amid ongoing litigation and complicates government shutdown negotiations, leaving foreign aid payments uncertain through the end of September.
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The president of the Supreme Court of Justice, John Roberts, ordered a temporary halt to the Trump administration spending $5 billion on foreign aid. The bill gives the Supreme Court more time to evaluate the case and, for now, aligned itself with President Donald Trump's effort to stop the use of those funds.Read more]]>
Supreme Court once again takes Trump’s side with no explanation, this time on foreign aid
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Trump administration can temporarily hold on to $4 billion in foreign aid funding approved by Congress, overturning a lower court’s order and continuing a struggle over who controls the nation’s purse strings. The one-page ruling from the emergency docket, signed by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., came just o…
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