The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday paused a lower court order requiring the Trump administration to quickly move to spend billions of dollars in foreign aid that the president has sought to block.

The justices issued an administrative stay, a temporary measure that allows them more time to review the administration's request to withhold about $4 billion in aid authorized by Congress before the September 30 deadline.

Newsweek reached out to the State Department via contact form and original plaintiffs AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) via email for comment Tuesday afternoon.

Why It Matters

The Trump administration has sought to pull back foreign aid spending since day one of President Donald Trump's second term, when he signed an executive order pausing funds. This raised

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