Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to freeze $2 bn in foreign aid

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : The justices said the federal judge who ordered the resumption of payments for contracts with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the State Department "should clarify what obligations the Government must fulfill.
54% : Trump has launched a campaign led by his top donor Elon Musk, the world's richest person, to downsize or dismantle swaths of the US government.
41% : "The lower court rightly held that President Trump exceeded his authority when he unilaterally declared he was freezing funding for programs Congress had already authorized, stiffing federal contractors who had already done work," Romero said. District Judge Amir Ali, an appointee of former president Joe Biden, issued a temporary restraining order last month prohibiting the administration from "suspending, pausing, or otherwise preventing" foreign assistance funds.
32% : Trump has said USAID was "run by radical lunatics" and Musk has described it as a "criminal organization" needing to be put "through the woodchipper." cl/mlm More from this section 48 New Food & Beverage Capital Projects in February 2025, Including 33 Processing Facilities and 24 Distribution Centers Dovenmuehle recognized by Fannie Mae's STAR Program for excellence in mortgage servicing Pope Francis suffers new breathing crises, is back on noninvasive ventilation, Vatican says

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