WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday extended an order that allows President Donald Trump's administration to keep frozen nearly $5 billion in foreign aid, handing him another victory in a dispute over presidential power.
What You Need To Know
The Supreme Court is extending an order that allows President Donald Trump's administration to keep frozen nearly $5 billion in foreign aid, handing him another victory in a dispute over presidential power
The court acted Friday on the Republican administration's emergency appeal in a case involving billions of dollars in congressionally approved aid
Trump said last month he would not spend the money, invoking disputed authority that was last used by a president roughly 50 years ago
The Justice Department sought the high court's intervention