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Court temporarily blocks Trump's spending freeze; government's top watchdog is reviewing whether it is legal
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Trump's widespread freeze of many federal grants, loans and assistance programs ...
A 'constitutional crisis?' Democrats, Republicans spar over Donald Trump's spending order
Congressional Democrats and good government groups say President Donald Trump 's Monday night directive to pause the ...
White House revokes spending freeze in face of legal challenges
President Donald Trump's administration pulled back a proposed spending freeze that threatened to disrupt hundreds of ...
Does Trump Have the Power to Block Spending That Congress Has Authorized?
The White House’s temporary pause on trillions in federal spending could set up a court fight over executive authority and ...
Trump's government-worker buyouts are feeling a lot like Musk's Twitter in 2022
The new administration is emailing government employees draft resignation letters. Musk sent a similar email to Twitter staff ...
Can Trump freeze spending? The procedural law that limits presidents' power to withhold funding
The Impoundment Control Act is a procedural law for how the president can withhold funds in certain specific circumstances ...
Here’s How Government Funding Works
Congress has the power to appropriate federal dollars, and the executive branch’s job is to spend it as lawmakers direct. But ...
Trump's spending freeze circus won't affect your health coverage or student loans — probably
After ordering federal agencies to freeze vast swaths of government spending, the White House partially walked back its move.