The Supreme Court on Friday extended President Donald Trump’s freeze on roughly $4 billion in foreign aid payments.
The 6-3 ruling is being considered a significant victory for the White House in its months-long effort to claw back spending approved last year on Capitol Hill because it could effectively give Trump a roadmap toward canceling more congressionally-approved money, according to CNN.
The money includes funding for global health and HIV programs that Trump deemed wasteful.
The ruling comes after the high court stayed the order earlier this month – following a lower court determining that Trump lacked the authority to withhold funding that Congress allocated. The court’s three liberal justices dissented.
Trump previously moved to block the funding through a so-called “pocket rescission” after Congress approved roughly $11 billion in aid.
