US Supreme Court Justice John Roberts paused the command of a federal court on Wednesday for which the Trump administration had to pay around $ 2 billion in foreign aid funds to contractors before midnight.
The ruling comes after the Trump administration The Supreme Court asked for an emergency order to block the release of the American Agency for International Development (USAID) financing that the federal court needed at midnight. Civil servants had said they would not be able to comply with the judge’s order.
The Trump government said that the order of the American district judge Amir H. Ali “had drawn up an untenable payment plan that was imposed on the basis of Article II on the basis of Article II to protect the integrity of the federal tax authorities and to make appropriate judgments (SIC) on foreign aid – clear forms of irreparable damage.”
Every reaction from the groups fighting against the Trump administration is due to Friday at noon, which means that the break may be relatively short-lived.
An American flag and USAID flag fly outside the USAID building in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2025. (Reuters/Annabelle Gordon)
The Trump government said that it eliminated more than 90% of foreign auxiliary contracts of USAID and $ 60 billion in general American aid all over the world, so that his plans to eliminate the majority of American development and humanitarian aid abroad.
The cutbacks that have been detailed by the administration would leave few surviving USAID projects for lawyers to try to save in what current court fights are with the administration.
Flowers and a sign are placed outside the head office of the American Bureau for International Development, or USAID, Friday 7 February 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Wednesday’s disclosure also give an idea of ​​the extent of the retreat of the administration of US auxiliary and development aid abroad, and from decades of policy that helps foreign aid to stabilize American interests by stabilizing other countries and economies and building alliances.
Trump admin to lower 1,600 USAID positions just before midnight
The memo said that civil servants “clean up considerable waste that results from decades of institutional drift.” More changes are planned to how USAID and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs offer foreign help, “said it,” to use taxpayer dollars wisely to promote American interests. “
President-Elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk pose for a photo during the UFC 309 event in Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2024 in New York City. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
President Donald Trump and Ally Elon Musk have hit foreign help harder and faster than almost any other target in their push to reduce the size of the federal government. Both men say that USAID projects promote a liberal agenda and be a waste of money.
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The administration has so far filed a profession to the Supreme Court, with the argument that a lower court was wrong to restore the head of a federal watchdog agency after Trump had fired him.
The Associated Press has contributed to this report.
Bill Mears and Shannon Bream from Fox News have contributed to this report.
