The Trump administration is still fervently seeking the Supreme Court’s help to implement the president’s agenda. The latest plea is a familiar one, casting the high court as the would-be judicial savior that can restore order in the face of wayward trial courts exceeding their authority across the country.

The Trump administration asked the US Supreme Court for clearance to withhold potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training grants, once again seeking emergency help from the high court for the president’s efforts to decimate established federal spending programs.