This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
Democrats and other leftists frantically have been filing lawsuits against President Donald Trump over his agenda to cut fraud, waste and corruption in government spending, sometimes gaining from leftist judges delays in his plans.
But now Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has intervened in one case, setting a startling precedent for the lawfare that's being waged against Trump.
Roberts simply ordered a halt to the lower court's ruling until he, or the full Supreme Court, makes a decision.
He ordered, "that the February 25, 2025 orders of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, case Nos. 1:25-cv-00400 and 1:25-cv-00402, are hereby stayed pending further order of the undersigned or of the Court. It is further ordered that any response to the application be filed on or before Friday, February 28, 2025, by 12 p.m. (EST)."
At issue was a claim from District Judge Amir H. Ali that he could order Trump to issue payments under various U.S. Agency for International Development schemes that Trump had halted.
A report at Fox News said the lower court judge demanded the federal government pay some $2 billion to contractors who operate in the "foreign aid" realm.
The ruling came down after the Trump administration asked the high court to block the cash handouts.
The Trump administration argued that Ali's demands left the government facing "an untenable payment plan at odds with the president's obligations under Article II to protect the integrity of the federal fisc and make appropriate judgements (sic) about foreign aid – clear forms of irreparable harm."
Deep State operators in the government have been stunned by the rapidity and depth to which Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has reached, putting funds that were intended for leftists' favorite agendas and organizations at a halt.
Fox reported, "The Trump administration said it was eliminating more than 90% of USAID's foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall U.S. assistance around the world, putting numbers on its plans to eliminate the majority of U.S. development and humanitarian help abroad."
The administration already has released lists of wildly egregious spending projects that were under the sponsorship of USAID, many promoting far-left social ideologies.
Trump has, in fact, essentially gutted USAID entirely, move a few responsibilities and staff members to the State Department and eliminating the rest of the funding, and canceling the jobs of those who were handing out those funds.
Fox explained, "President Donald Trump and ally Elon Musk have hit foreign aid harder and faster than almost any other target in their push to cut the size of the federal government. Both men say USAID projects advance a liberal agenda and are a waste of money."
