Congress Tightens Controls as Trump’s Spending Power Sparks Tensions
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Senate leaders are implementing new measures to ensure the Trump administration follows congressional funding instructions, adding detailed legislative language and reporting requirements to strengthen Congress's control over federal spending amid ongoing disputes over executive branch authority.
- Senate Adds Guardrails in an Effort to Force Trump to Obey Spending Bills The New York Times
- Fear of Trump funding ‘wrench’ escalates as Congress faces shutdown cliff Politico
- Donald Trump: Purse-Snatcher in Chief U.S. News & World Report
- Trump funding delays testing Congress' power may be intensified. How will Republicans respond? Reuters
- Trump budget officials claim sweeping spending power from Congress, records show The Washington Post
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