Appeals Court Rules Trump Can Continue Cutting Foreign Aid
TL;DR
A federal appeals court ruled 2-1 that aid organizations cannot challenge President Trump's authority to withhold already allocated foreign aid funds, affirming the administration's ability to cut billions in foreign assistance, and emphasizing that only the Government Accountability Office can challenge such actions under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
- Trump Administration Can Withhold Billions in Foreign Aid, Appeals Court Rules The New York Times
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- Appeals court allows Trump to continue ending foreign aid grants CNN
- Humanitarian groups cannot challenge Trump’s impoundment of foreign aid grants, appeals court rules Politico
- Appeals court ruling will let Trump administration cut billions in foreign aid ABC News
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