Trump Loses One Bid to Pause Funding Order, Wins Another (2)

The Trump administration lost its bid for a DC Circuit override of a lower court action directing it to release frozen foreign aid funds, but notched a win at the US Supreme Court that stayed the district court’s move.

“Appellants have not met their burden of showing that the enforcement orders are appealable,” the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit said. Chief Justice John Roberts issued an administrative stay late Wednesday pausing the judge’s order.

The administration had told the DC Circuit that it couldn’t issue the payments required by US District Judge Amir Ali‘s order—"nearly ...