首席大法官约翰·罗伯茨暂时停止了联邦通信委员会（FCC）对民主党挑战一项在中期选举前为党委员会提供更低电视广告费率的政策的截止日期。
Chief Justice John Roberts halted, for now, a deadline for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to rule on Democrats’ challenge to a policy giving party committees access to cheaper television ad rates in the lead-up to the midterms.
下级法院曾命令FCC在周五之前决定该挑战，但特朗普政府已请求最高法院通过紧急案件程序推迟该截止日期。法官们此前已经一次以共和党为利进行干预。罗伯茨的命令将紧迫的截止日期暂停，直至最高法院作出裁决。
A lower court had ordered the FCC to decide the challenge by Friday, but the Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to stave off the deadline using its emergency docket. The justices already intervened in Republicans’ favor once before. Roberts’ order halts the imminent deadline until the Supreme Court rules.
首席大法官默认接受了该请求，但最终可能将此事提交全体法官投票。他已命令提起诉讼的民主党候选人在周六晚上前作出回应。
The chief justice received the request by default but could ultimately refer the matter to the full court for a vote. He has ordered the Democratic candidates suing to respond by Saturday evening.
该行政部门的请求得到共和党参议院和众议院竞选机构的支持，这些机构拥有现金优势，并希望利用该政策提升他们在十一月选举中保持国会控制的机会。
The administration’s bid is backed by Republicans’ Senate and House campaign arms, which boast a cash advantage and hope to use the policy to bolster their chances in holding onto control of Congress in November’s contests.
法律争议涉及一项联邦规定，要求广播电台在大选前60天向竞选活动提供其最低可用的广告费率。
The legal battle concerns a federal mandate that broadcast stations offer their lowest available advertising rate to campaigns in the 60 days preceding a general election.
大家都同意候选人可以获得折扣，但政党及联合筹款委员会是否也能享受同样优惠则受到质疑。
Everyone agrees candidates get the discount, but whether political parties and joint fundraising committees can, too, has come under question.
最高法院上月裁定，民主党需等待FCC对其挑战作出裁决后才能提起诉讼。
The Supreme Court ruled last month that Democrats needed to wait for the FCC to rule on its challenge before heading to court.
FCC尚未作出决定，导致美国第四巡回上诉法院指责该机构拖延，并要求其在周五前采取行动。特朗普政府称法官的指令是“公然滥用”。共和党的上诉指责他们试图“规避”最高法院之前的命令。
The FCC hasn’t done so yet, so the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit accused the agency of dragging its feet and demanded it move along by Friday. The Trump administration called the judges’ directive a “flagrant abuse.”Republicans’ appeal accused them of attempting an “end run” around the Supreme Court’s previous order.
距离中期选举还有26天，允许党委员会获取更低费率的政策仍然有效。
With 26 days to go until the midterms, the policy allowing party committees to access the cheaper rates remains in effect.