A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Trump administration push to rebuke a federal judge who imposed a quick deadline to release billions of dollars in foreign aid.
ByThe U.S. Supreme Court is seen in the distance, framed through columns of the U.S. Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 20, 2025.
Although the outcome is a short-term loss for President Donald Trump’s administration, the nonprofit groups and businesses that sued are still waiting for the money they say they are owed. One of the organizations last week was forced to lay off 110 employees as a result, according to court papers. The majority noted that the administration had not challenged Ali’s initial order, only the deadline, which in any event passed last week.
The federal government froze foreign aid after an executive order from Trump targeting what he called wasteful programs that do not correspond to his foreign policy goals.
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