A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration can cut potentially billions of dollars in foreign assistance funds that were approved by Congress for the current year. This decision reverses a lower court ruling and lifts an injunction that previously required the U.S. State Department to continue making these foreign aid payments. The ruling allows the administration to suspend or terminate billions in funding, including those owed to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), supporting President Trump's agenda to reduce or block foreign aid programs he opposes. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued the decision with a 2-1 vote, marking a legal victory for the administration's efforts to reshape U.S. foreign aid policy.