"The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to continue to withhold over $4 billion in foreign aid already approved by Congress. Earlier this month, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. ordered the administration to release billions in foreign aid funds by the end of September which the administration later appealed. On Friday, the justices voted 6-3 along ideological lines to allow the administration to freeze the foreign aid funds."
"Last month, President Trump informed House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., that he will not be spending $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid through a controversial and rare authority known as a pocket rescission. Typically, lawmakers have 45 days to consider a request to rescind or cancel appropriated funds. But when a request comes close to the end of a budget year, the president may bypass the legislative branch."
The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration permission to freeze more than $4 billion in foreign aid that Congress had approved. The decision came in a 6-3 vote along ideological lines, with conservatives citing presidential foreign policy authority and questioning the standing of international aid groups. A federal judge had ordered release of the funds, and the administration appealed. Justice Elena Kagan dissented, criticizing the emergency-docket handling with limited briefing, no oral argument, and no conference deliberation. President Trump invoked a rare pocket rescission to withhold $4.9 billion, targeting development assistance, U.N. contributions, and peacekeeping funds.
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