Trump rescinds nearly $1B in federal funding, bypassing congressional approval

Sidestepping Congress works great, right up until the next president uses the same trick on something you liked.

President Trump cancelled almost $1 billion in federal funding Friday using the controversial “pocket rescission” process, which allows him to sidestep congressional approval. Most of the cancellations targeted Health and Human Services (HHS) programs serving undocumented immigrants and unaccompanied children in court, as well as similar initiatives under the agency’s Minority Health office and the…

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