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US Supreme Court paves way for Trump to cut $4bn in foreign aid

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC. [File: Kevin Mohatt/Reuters]

The US Supreme Court has paused a judge’s order that required the administration of US President Donald Trump to promptly take steps to spend billions in Congressionally approved foreign aid.

On Tuesday, one day after the government requested the emergency stay, the nation’s highest court granted the request.

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