US supreme court allows Trump to withhold nearly $5bn in foreign aid

Justices rule in favour of administration, handing Trump another victory in dispute over presidential power

The supreme court on Friday extended an order that allows Donald Trump's administration to keep frozen nearly $5bn in foreign aid, handing him another victory in a dispute over presidential power.

The court acted on the Republican administration's emergency appeal in a case involving billions of dollars in congressionally approved aid. Trump said last month that he would not spend the money, invoking disputed authority that was last used by a president roughly 50 years ago.