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The Supreme Court upended the constitutional separation of powers on Friday afternoon with a brief order allowing Donald Trump to unilaterally cancel $4 billion in foreign aid appropriated by Congress. In an apparent 6–3 decision , the conservative supermajority greenlit Trump’s so-called “pocket rescission,” ensuring that the money will expire before its intended beneficiaries receive it. It offered a single page of vague, threadbare justification, suggesting that the president’s authority over foreign affairs outweighs Congress’ control over spending.

This view marks a radical rewriting of the Constitution that shifts a massive amount of power from the legisla

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