Trump administration seeks Supreme Court approval to freeze billions in foreign aid
TL;DR
The Trump administration has petitioned the Supreme Court to allow it to freeze over $4 billion in foreign aid funds, challenging a lower court order that mandated the spending of this congressionally approved aid, amid a broader effort to rescind nearly $5 billion in foreign assistance through a rarely used legal maneuver.
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