Only the legislative branch can sue a presidential administration for making changes to congressionally approved budgets, the federal appeals court in DC ruled after looking at President Donald Trump’s administration ending planned grants for foreign aid.

The decision empowers the Trump administration to refuse to spend budgeted money. And it will make it much harder for outside entities that don’t already have contracts with the federal government to challenge the president’s decisions, even in spite of Congress’ power of the purse.

The decision allows Trump to continue with his wind-down of foreign aid grants.

The US DC Circuit Court of Appeals panel, voting 2-1, interpreted the law around the Impoundment Control Act, which regulates the action of a president to delay or withhold fun

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