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NEW: The 9th Circuit denied the govt's emergency request to undo a lower court injunction that blocks the administration from carrying out part of Trump's plan to reprogram billions in federal funds for border construction assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6182… 
9th Circuit: "Because section 8005 did not authorize DoD to reprogram the funds ... the use of those funds violates the constitutional requirement that the Executive Branch not spend money absent an appropriation from Congress." assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6182…
What does this mean? This means that while the Trump admin pursues its appeal, a lower court injunction blocking the admin from pursuing at least part of Trump's plan to reprogram DOD money to pay for border construction remains in place, and they cannot use that money
