The U.S. Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump's administration to proceed with millions of dollars of cuts to teacher training grants - part of his crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives - in a setback on Friday to eight Democratic-led states that have challenged the policy.

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The high court, over three justices' dissent, granted the administration's request to remove a lower court's block on ending the grants.