WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid frozen.

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The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court for an emergency order to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid frozen

The Republican administration filed its appeal Monday

The crux of the legal fight is over nearly $5 billion in congressionally approved aid President Donald Trump last month said he would not spend, invoking disputed authority last used by a president roughly 50 years ago

Justice Department lawyers told a federal judge last month that another $6.5 billion in aid would be spent before the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30

The crux of the legal fight is over nearly $5 billion in congressionally a

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