Trump uses historic maneuver to block $4.9B in foreign aid amid shutdown threat
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President Trump is attempting to bypass Congress to control nearly $5 billion in international aid through a legal strategy called 'pocket rescission,' as a government shutdown deadline approaches.
- Trump tries to wrest spending power from Congress as government shutdown looms The Washington Post
- Trump bypasses Congress to cancel nearly $5 billion in foreign aid CNN
- White House plans to use 'pocket rescissions' to slash billions in foreign aid NBC News
- Schumer and Collins rage over Trump's "pocket rescissions" Axios
- Trump blocks $4.9B in foreign aid Congress OK'd, using maneuver last seen nearly 50 years ago AP News
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