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The Trump administration filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court on August 27, 2025, seeking to freeze billions of dollars in foreign aid funding, including programs for global health and HIV/AIDS. The Justice Department aims to halt lower court rulings that have allowed the funds to continue flowing, arguing that a March court order requiring the funding to proceed interferes with presidential and congressional negotiations over budget cuts. The administration claims about $12 billion must be spent by September 30 if the funding is not frozen. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court was divided 5-4 on this issue, and while a three-judge appeals panel temporarily allowed the freeze, the full appeals court did not immediately enforce it. Non-profit organizations suing the government contend that the freeze violates federal law and disrupts critical lifesaving programs abroad. Attorney Lauren Batemen stated that more than five months have passed since the original order and urged the court to reject the government's claims of harm from compliance. (Updated 28 Aug 2025, 03:12 IST; source: link)