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Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to freeze foreign aid

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s request to freeze billions of dollars in foreign aid for work that has already been done. The administration asked the court to block a lower-court ruling ordering the government to release the funds. It remains unclear when the aid will now be distributed. John Yang has the update.

Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to freeze foreign aid

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