The Supreme Court permitted the government to freeze more than $4 billion in foreign aid payments that President Trump moved to cancel last month through a rare \u201cpocket rescission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a 6-3 decision, the justices granted the Trump administration\u2019s emergency appeal, halting a Sept. 3 lower court ruling that had ordered the previously appropriated funds to be released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is a massive victory in restoring the President\u2019s authority to implement his policies,\u201d a spokesperson for the White House Office of Management and Budget told the New York Post. \u201cLeft-wing groups\u2019 ability to seize control of the president\u2019s agenda has been shut down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The majority of the justices found the \u201charms to the Executive\u2019s conduct of foreign affairs appear to outweigh the potential harm faced by respondents.\u201d They include the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, Journalism Development Network, Center for Victims of Torture and the Global Health Council, The Post noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Supreme Court\u2019s ruling stopped short of weighing in on the larger issue of whether President Trump has the authority to unilaterally \u201cimpound\u201d funds approved by Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last month, Trump formally notified House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) of his move to cancel more than $4 billion in foreign aid, including $3.2 billion in U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) programs, $322 million from the joint USAID\u2013State Department Democracy Fund, and $521 million in State Department contributions to international organizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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