What to know about Trump, Musk and the dismantling of USAID
While Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk said he was working to "shut down" USAID, it wasn't clear whether ...
“What’s the point of having Congress?”: Even some conservatives now say it's a constitutional crisis
Some conservative scholars are admitting that Elon Musk's slash-and-burn approach to government is unconstitutional ...
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How Congress — and not the president — controls how taxpayer money is spent
The Constitution gives Congress what’s called “the power of the purse,” or the ability to spend taxpayer money — not the ...
Trump tests the limits of presidential power with little resistance from Congress
For nearly 250 years, the American system of government has been defined by the separation of powers between three coequal ...
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A Bill Supporting Critical Services For Victims of Abuse Gets Another Chance In Congress
The reintroduction of the Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act comes as survivors of abuse are in desperate need of support.
President Donald Trump's early moves to control spending test authority of Congress
A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.
Trump signs the Laken Riley Act, the first law of his second administration
The Laken Riley Act, named for the slain nursing school student who was attacked and killed by a Venezuelan citizen who had ...