The Trump administration asked the US Supreme Court to lift an injunction forcing it to continue billions in foreign aid payments. The move follows a DC Circuit panel ruling favoring the administration, though the full appeals court kept the injunction in place, according to Reuters.

The freeze, ordered by Trump on January 20, targeted all foreign aid and included plans to restructure USAID. Nonprofits receiving US funds, including the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition and Journalism Development Network, challenged the freeze as unlawful. The administration warned that without court intervention, tens of billions in funds could be spent against its policy judgments.