The Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump to freeze $4 billion in foreign aid payments, handing the White House a major victory in its months-long quest to claw again spending that was approved by Congress final yr.
At concern is $4 billion in foreign aid, together with for international well being and HIV packages, that was allotted by Congress, however that Trump deemed wasteful and has been combating on two fronts. In addition to defending the aid cuts in federal courtroom, his administration can also be searching for to “rescind” the cash by way of Congress.
The courtroom’s determination may successfully give the president a roadmap to cancel extra congressionally approved cash in the longer term. And it comes as Congress is barreling toward a deadline Tuesday night to fund the federal government or threat shuttering federal companies.
The courtroom’s three liberal justices – Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson – dissented from the choice.