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Murkowski slams White House pocket rescission proposal  Politico Trump moves to unilaterally withhold funds, drawing bipartisan calls of illegality  Government Executive The White House’s latest spending power grab slammed as ‘a clear violation of the law’  MSNBC News Trump cancels $4.9B foreign aid, pushes DC death penalty, touts Kim ties  Fox News Trump tosses grenade into GOP-Dem shutdown battle with pocket rescissions  The Hill Source …

Democracy defenders and members of Congress are condemning US President Donald Trump’s effort to use a “pocket rescission” process to block $4.9 billion in foreign aid as authoritarian and illegal. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Friday shared on social media Trump’s letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) about the move. According to a White House fact …

What’s a pocket rescission, the tool Trump used to cancel $5 billion in foreign aid?  Axios Defying Congress, Trump Moves to Cut $4.9 Billion in Foreign Aid  The New York Times Trump tries to wrest spending power from Congress as government shutdown looms  The Washington Post Collins condemns Trump’s bid to cut foreign aid using ‘pocket rescission’  The Hill White House plans to use …

The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early Friday as Republicans intensified their efforts to target institutions and programs they view as bloated or out of step with their agenda. The vote marked the first time in decades that a president has successfully submitted such …