Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

Supreme Court tells Trump to pay out $2 billion to USAID after rejecting his bid to pause spending

President Donald Trump’s administration still has to pay out nearly $2 billion in foreign aid to groups that work with the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Supreme Court ruled.

In a 5-4 decision issued Wednesday, the court upheld a lower court ruling that requires the administration to unfreeze the funding and rejected the Justice Department’s attempts to reverse the order.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.