DOJ in emergency filing asking Supreme Court to let officials block foreign aid

(The Hill) The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to wade into its efforts to withhold billions of dollars in congressionally appropriated foreign aid.

The Justice Department filed an emergency application at the high court Tuesday asking the justices to pause a judge’s order that requires the administration to create a plan for spending the funds by a deadline at the end of next month.

Solicitor General D. John Sauer said the lower court had appointed itself “supervisor-in-chief” and requested a decision by next week.

The emergency appeal references a procedural oddity, where U.S. District Judge Amir Ali’s decision requiring the money to be spent remains in effect despite an appeals court having sided with the Trump administration earlier this month.

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