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Michael Macagnone

Supreme Court allows US to cancel $4 billion in foreign aid funds - Roll Call

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to effectively decline to pay about $4 billion in congressionally appropriated foreign aid funds Friday, in a ruling just days before the end of the fiscal year.

Friday’s order paused part of a lower court order requiring the Trump administration to pay congressionally appropriated funds before they expired on Sept. 30.

The Trump administration had asked the justices to lift that lower court order when it came to about $4 billion, which was part of a $4.9 billion rescissions request that the Trump administration sent to Congress last month.

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