Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary stay Wednesday on a lower court's order that would have forced the Trump administration to disburse $2 billion in frozen foreign aid funds before midnight.
The emergency intervention came after administration officials sought Supreme Court relief, claiming they would be unable to meet the court-imposed deadline to release the USAID funding.
Fox News reported on the development, noting the administration's emergency request to block the lower court's order requiring the immediate disbursement of the funds.
The stay provides temporary relief while the Supreme Court considers whether to take up the full case regarding the withheld foreign aid.