{"id":2407455,"date":"2025-02-27T11:54:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T16:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chief-justice-roberts-steps-in-temporarily-blocks-lower-judges-order-for-trump-admin-to-reinstate-foreign-aid\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T11:58:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T16:58:14","slug":"chief-justice-roberts-steps-in-temporarily-blocks-lower-judges-order-for-trump-admin-to-reinstate-foreign-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chief-justice-roberts-steps-in-temporarily-blocks-lower-judges-order-for-trump-admin-to-reinstate-foreign-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Chief Justice Roberts Steps In, Temporarily Blocks Lower Judge&#8217;s Order for Trump Admin to Reinstate Foreign Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchief-justice-roberts-steps-in-temporarily-blocks-lower-judges-order-for-trump-admin-to-reinstate-foreign-aid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2407455&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-energy-policy-enriched-russia-and-emboldened-putin\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Energy Policy Enriched Russia and Emboldened Putin\">federal judge&#8217;<\/a>s order for the release \u2063of approximately $2 billion \u200din\u200b federal\u200d foreign aid funding has been temporarily paused by\u200d Chief\u200d Justice john Roberts of the U.S. \u2064Supreme \u2062Court. This order stemmed from a lawsuit by\u200b agencies reliant\u2063 on\u2064 American foreign aid against the Trump governance, \u2063which had drastically cut\u200b such funding, reducing\u200d agreements \u200cthrough the U.S. Agency for International Advancement (USAID) by 90%. U.S. District Court Judge Amir Ali \u2064had mandated that\u2063 the payments \u200cmust \u200bbe made by Wednesday. However, after receiving an emergency appeal from acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris, Roberts \u200dpaused the payment deadline, giving the agencies \u2062involved until Friday to respond.The decision to pause the payments arose from concerns over the potential chaos the deadline could cause \u2062in the government&#8217;s review processes for foreign \u200baid \u200cdistribution, which typically require\u200b extensive documentation and scrutiny.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Agencies living off American foreign aid that went to court to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">kick loose taxpayer dollars<\/a> are going to have to wait a little longer to get their hands on about $2 billion in federal funding that a federal judge said had to be paid by Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/02\/27\/us-supreme-courts-roberts-pauses-judge-order-on-trump-foreign-aid-funding.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>, the Trump administration has slashed 90 percent of the agreements through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/criminal-referrals-considered-house-doge-panel-hears-happening-usaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Agency for International Development<\/a> and about $58 billion overall in foreign aid.<\/p>\n<p>Agencies wanting money had taken the lawsuit route and found a sympathetic ear in U.S. District Court Judge Amir Ali, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, who ordered payments to be made by midnight on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>However, before the cash went out the door, Chief Justice John Roberts of the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily paused the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-alito-moves-up-deadline-for-supreme-court-briefing-in-pennsylvania-lawsuit-to-flip-the-election\/\" title=\"Justice ...to Moves Up ... For Supreme ... Briefing in Pennsylvania ... to Flip the Election\">lower court&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s edict, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/court-battles\/5166335-supreme-court-pauses-order-trump-foreign-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts acted after acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris filed an emergency motion.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Roberts gave the agencies that sued until midday on Friday to file their side of the story. He could decide on his own what comes next or give the matter to the full court for review.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Trump administration&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/25546029-24a831\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">argument<\/a>, the order from Ali to pay out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-usaid-fund-left-wing-news-can-prove-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">billions<\/a> &ldquo;has thrown what should be an orderly review by the government into chaos.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The order does not limit its abrupt deadline to respondents&rsquo; own invoices or letters of credit, instead apparently compelling the government to pay requests from any organization that has asked for such funds,&rdquo; Harris wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Meet Amir Hatem Mahdy Ali.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He now cosplays as an American Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;s the one who demanded Trump resume payments to USAID, which was just halted by SCOTUS.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&rsquo;t think we&rsquo;ve&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zHda8WPC71\">pic.twitter.com\/zHda8WPC71<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Appalachian Guy &#120143; (@appalachianguyX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/appalachianguyX\/status\/1895105084679197059?\">February 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The timing of the order does not allow the government to conduct payment-integrity review to ensure that payments are made only for obligations that are legitimate or supported by necessary documentation &mdash; much less deny improper payments.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/usaid-scandal-means-everday-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">far-reaching decision<\/a> exceeded the judge&rsquo;s powers<\/p>\n<p>The ruling &ldquo;effectively allows a single federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-legal-team-files-appeal-after-obama-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-seeking-to-block-pennsylvania-from-certifying-its-results\/\" title=\"Trump Legal Team Files Appeal After Obama Judge Dismisses ... Seeking to Block Pennsylvania From Certifying Its Results\">district court<\/a> to supervise the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-judge-grants-gop-lawmaker-standing-to-sue-biden-administration-over-unrwa-funding-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Texas judge grants GOP lawmaker standing to sue Biden administration over UNRWA ... - Washington Examiner\">federal government&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s contracting decisions regarding foreign aid&mdash;an area where the Executive Branch ordinarily has the broadest discretion,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This new order requiring payment of enormous sums of foreign-assistance money in less than 36 hours intrudes on the prerogatives of the Executive Branch. The President&rsquo;s power is at its apex &mdash; and the power of the judiciary is at its nadir &mdash; in matters of foreign affairs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Supreme Court backs Trump in dispute over USAID funding<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6Ay9ypBIqw\">https:\/\/t.co\/6Ay9ypBIqw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hxiitASAFI\">pic.twitter.com\/hxiitASAFI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Washington Times (@WashTimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WashTimes\/status\/1895095312349347961?\">February 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.277336\/gov.uscourts.dcd.277336.39.1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">separate document<\/a>, Peter Marocco, director of foreign assistance at the State Department, said the order to pay out claims comes amid an &ldquo;individualized review&rdquo; of contracts and grants and said the &ldquo;cumbersome, multi-step process&rdquo; cannot be rushed.<\/p>\n<p>It would take &ldquo;multiple weeks&rdquo; to approve and make the payments Ali has ordered.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Restarting funding related to terminated or suspended agreements is not as simple as turning on a switch or faucet,&rdquo; Morocco wrote.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to Reuters, the Trump administration significantly reduced agreements through the U.S. Agency for International Development and overall foreign aid by about $58 billion. The agencies pursued lawsuits and found support from U.S. District Court Judge Amir Ali, appointed by former President Joe Biden, who mandated payments by midnight Wednesday. However, Chief Justice John Roberts of the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily halted this order after an emergency motion was filed by acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts has given the suing agencies until Friday afternoon to present their arguments, with the possibility of deciding on his own or referring it to the full court for review. The Trump administration contends that Judge Ali&#8217;s ruling disrupts an orderly government review process and imposes undue pressure on payments without proper verification of legitimacy or documentation requirements.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate statement, Peter Marocco from the State Department emphasized that fulfilling these payment orders requires a thorough review process that cannot be expedited and would take several weeks to complete<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2407456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/John-Roberts.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[51231,49208,32640],"class_list":["post-2407455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-chief-justice-roberts","tag-foreign-aid","tag-trump-administration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/John-Roberts.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2407455"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2407459,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407455\/revisions\/2407459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2407456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2407455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2407455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2407455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}