President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court Monday to step back into the fight over the billions of dollars in foreign aid his administration is attempting to cut, queuing up a case that could address how much power the White House can wield in cancelling congressionally approved spending.

The administration’s emergency appeal follows a divided decision from an appeals court in Washington, DC, last week that required the State Department to spend $4 billion of that aid by the end of the month.

The administration described that order as a “grave and urgent threat to the separation of powers,” according to the appeal.

“This court should reject such brinkmanship,” the administration said, and “avert further damage to the separation of powers.”

US District Judge Amir Ali ruled late Wedn

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