Chief Justice John Roberts has intervened to pause a court-imposed midnight deadline that would have required the Trump administration to spend $2 billion in frozen foreign aid. The administration has argued that it is unable to meet this deadline.
This emergency appeal represents the first instance where President Donald Trump's efforts to significantly transform the federal government, including implementing substantial budget cuts across various agencies, have made their way to the highest court in the nation.
The case has the potential to set the stage for a clash between the justices and Trump's broad initiatives aimed at consolidating power within the executive branch.
