Supreme Court denies Trump administration request to cancel $2 billion in foreign aid

U.S. Supreme Court sides against Trump in legal fight over $2B in frozen foreign aid

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to continue payments on $2 billion in foreign aid that had been frozen, overturning an administrative stay that Chief Justice John Roberts entered in late February.

Trump May Yet Win His Foreign-Aid Spending Freeze

Yesterday’s 5–4 Supreme Court decision requiring the United States Agency for International Development to start making payments that the Trump administration had frozen was immediately hailed as a signal of the justices’ discomfort with the administration’s efforts to feed “USAID into the wood chipper,” as Elon Musk colorfully put it. It was also said to suggest skepticism of President Donald Trump’s claim that he has the constitutional authori…

EXCLUSIVE: Chip Roy Wants To Shut Off Aid Tap For Countries Refusing To Take Back Their Deported Citizens

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Supreme Court Slaps Down Trump Over USAID Spending Order

The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the Trump administration's request to freeze payments on $2 billion in foreign aid work that had been completed—marking for the first major Supreme Court loss of President Donald Trump’s second term.In a 5-4 order, the court said the Trump administration must follow a decision by a lower-court judge, who ruled that the administration must pay the nearly $2 billion in work that had been done by the U.S. Agenc…

“Lift the Freeze”: HIV/AIDS Advocates Win Supreme Court Victory in Fight over Trump Foreign Aid Cuts

The Supreme Court has rejected a request by the Trump administration to continue refusing to pay out nearly $2 billion for work completed by USAID, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining the court’s three liberal justices in the majority. However, the court’s decision did not specify when the money must be released, allowing Trump’s team to further dispute the issue in lower courts. We speak to two people involved i

Supreme Court rejects Trump's push to freeze billions in foreign aid

The Trump administration suffered a legal setback after the Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected its request to keep nearly $2 billion in foreign aid frozen. The ruling was 5-4, with conservative justices John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett joining the liberal justices. NBC’s Peter Alexander reports for TODAY.