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Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration’s Effort To Halt USAID’s Leftist Agenda

A Supreme Court ruling has ensured that billions in taxpayer dollars will continue flowing into USAID-backed projects that fund leftist organizations worldwide, despite the Trump administration’s attempt to freeze spending. In a 5-4 decision, the justices upheld a lower court’s order requiring the government to pay out nearly $2 billion in foreign aid.

Justice Samuel Alito, in a sharply worded dissent, condemned the decision as an abuse of judicial authority. “I am stunned,” Alito wrote, accusing the majority of enabling “judicial hubris” by allowing U.S. District Judge Amir Ali to dictate government spending. Ali had initially given the administration just one day to resume payments before the Supreme Court temporarily paused the order.

The Trump administration had frozen all USAID payments as part of a broader effort to curb unnecessary foreign spending, particularly in organizations that use U.S. funds to push left-wing policies both internationally and domestically. The administration sought an emergency intervention from the high court to maintain the freeze, but five justices rejected the request, allowing Ali to enforce his ruling.

Chief Justice John Roberts had granted a temporary pause last week, acknowledging the administration’s argument that Ali’s timeline was impossible to meet. However, with the Supreme Court now sending the case back to Ali, the administration must work within the timeline he imposes.

The decision sparked backlash from conservative justices, who argued that a district judge should not have the power to dictate executive branch policy. Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh joined Alito in rejecting the ruling.

USAID’s funding has long been criticized by conservatives for bankrolling progressive media outlets, activist organizations and international NGOs that push political agendas aligned with leftist ideologies. The administration’s freeze was meant to reevaluate where taxpayer dollars were going, but this latest ruling forces payments to continue regardless of those concerns.

Ali has already scheduled a new hearing to determine the specifics of the required payments, signaling that the administration may have little room to push back.

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