Why Trump’s funding freeze is deepening fears that he seeks unlimited power
But the spending freeze – along with other key moves early in this presidency, including the firing of Justice Department prosecutors and a bid to repeal birthright citizenship – also reflects Trump’s ...
Opinion: Trump’s order to freeze spending is patently unconstitutional
The framers stated clearly that Congress, not the president, should hold the power of the purse. Trump has tried this power ...
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Rep. Mike Johnson tells House Republicans Trump wants them to pass a single reconciliation bill
Reconciliation allows Congress to pass party-line policies related to taxes and spending with simple majority votes, suspending the Senate’s usual 60-vote threshold needed to pass legislation.
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House passes Laken Riley Act to amp up border enforcement and put pressure on Democrats
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House passed its first bill of the new Congress on Tuesday — a strict border measure named for a 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student whose murder last ...
No, executive orders are not the same as laws passed by Congress
Donald Trump has already signed dozens of executive orders. VERIFY explains the difference between EOs and acts of Congress.
House approves revised Laken Riley Act, sending first major legislative win to Trump’s desk
The House of Representatives passed a Senate-revised version of the Laken Riley Act Wednesday, sending the first piece of ...
Republicans praise Trump’s barrage of executive orders — and demand Congress codify them
President Trump kicked off his grand return to the Oval Office by signing an avalanche of executive orders on Monday that ...