Trump's 'Pocket Rescission' Moves Spark Congressional Outrage and Shutdown Fears
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US President Donald Trump attempted to use a 'pocket rescission' process to block $4.9 billion in foreign aid, a move widely condemned as illegal and authoritarian, with critics arguing it undermines Congress's constitutional power over budget decisions and could lead to a government shutdown.
- Trump Bid to Block $4.9 Billion With 'Pocket Rescission' Blasted as 'Authoritarianism 101' Common Dreams
- Trump tries to wrest spending power from Congress as government shutdown looms The Washington Post
- Schumer and Collins rage over Trump's "pocket rescissions" Axios
- Defying Congress, Trump Moves to Cut $4.9 Billion in Foreign Aid The New York Times
- Trump tosses grenade into GOP-Dem shutdown battle with pocket rescissions The Hill
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