Trump, Congress

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 Congress’s control of the purse.
GOP steps aside as Trump assaults Congress’ power
President Donald Trump has declared an all-out war on congressional power. And his allies on Capitol Hill aren’t doing much to fend off the invasion. From firing a slate of inspectors general to changing citizenship qualifications to delaying a ban on the TikTok app,
Can Trump Use Impoundment To Freeze Spending Approved By Congress?
President Trump is impounding funds already legally authorized by Congress, in defiance of law, precedent, and arguably the Constitution.
Trump Considers Challenge to Law Limiting His Power Over Spending
The White House is considering challenging the constitutionality of a 50-year-old law limiting the president’s control over federal spending, easing the firing of civil servants, curbing pay and reining in independent agencies,
Trump Is Ignoring the Law — and Congress Doesn’t Care
On his first day in office, Trump declared that he would effectively ignore the law, and so TikTok lives. He appears to have engineered a short-term bailout for TikTok — whose app should have gone dark in the U.S. by now — after a wealthy donor supported the move and amid some belief that TikTok helped him get reelected.
How Trump Could Impound Budget Line-Items To Gain Leverage Against Congress in Effort To Curtail Spending
Yet if the federal government is to return permanently to budgetary discipline — after the total absence of it for most of the last 50 years — fundamental reforms to the budget process are vital. The most important reform is to put the president back in the budgetary game by restoring his bargaining power with Congress.
Trump's Attempt to Usurp Congress's Spending Power
The Trump Administration is undertaking what amounts to a wide-ranging assault on Congress's power of the purse, seeking instead to usurp authority over
Chile Congress Gives Final Backing to Long-Sought Pension Reform
Chile’s Congress gave its final approval to a reform that will boost pensions for current and future retirees, handing ...
Chile's Congress approves reform to private pension system
Chile's Congress approved a reform to the country's controversial private pension system on Wednesday, clearing the way for ...
Trump White House rescinds freeze memo on federal grants, ending feud with Congress
The Trump administration reversed its policy to freeze grants and loans while officials evaluated whether spending met the ...
The first special elections for Congress since Trump’s return
Good morning, Early Birds. Google will be updating its maps to use “Mount McKinley” and “Gulf of America.” But what about New ...
Trump-endorsed candidate wins GOP primary in Florida race to replace Mike Waltz in Congress
The candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump won the Republican primary in a special election in Florida's 6th ...
Randy Fine, Joshua Weil win, will be candidates for Congress in April 1 special election
Democrats and Republicans have elected their candidates for the April 1 special election to fill the seat vacated by Michael ...
El Salvador's Congress clears hurdle to speed constitutional reforms
El Salvador’s Congress has ratified a constitutional reform that will make it easier and faster to make constitutional ...
Trump barrels through guardrails, daring courts and Congress to stop him
From birthright citizenship to the spending freeze, Trump is betting that no one will stand in the way of his power grabs.
Jimmy Patronis wins Republican Primary in race to replace Matt Gaetz in Congress
The Associated Press called the race for Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis at 7:08 p.m. as the results came in ...