The justices split 5-4 on whether to halt a judge’s order to restart nearly $2 billion in State Department and USAID payments for work that has been done.

The move came after Chief Justice Roberts temporarily paused a trial judge’s order requiring the administration to release more than $1.5 billion.

A divided Supreme Court led by Chief Justice John G. Roberts turned down an appeal from President Trump's lawyers on Wednesday, keeping in place a judge's order that requires the government to disburse nearly $2 billion in foreign funds.