SCOTUS Overturns Trump’s Foreign Aid Halt, Mandate $2 Billion Payment

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A divided US Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze. The ruling reinstated a lower court order requiring the swift disbursement of up to $2 billion owed to contractors for completed work.

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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:02A divided US Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump's foreign aid freeze.

00:06The ruling reinstated a lower court order requiring the swift distribution of up to

00:11$2 billion owed to the contractors for completed work.

00:14The justices directed a federal judge to clarify the government's obligations,

00:18as the original payment deadline has passed.

00:21Humanitarian groups warned that the aid freeze is disrupting projects,

00:25causing mass layoffs and endangering lives.

00:28Over 100 lawsuits have been filed to challenge Trump and Elon Musk's

00:32effort to overhaul the government.

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