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Trump blocks $4.9B in foreign aid Congress OK’d, using maneuver last seen nearly 50 years ago

August 30, 2025 last, Years, blocks, Trump, using, Nearly, $4.9B, OK’d, Congress, maneuver, Seen, Foreign0 comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has told House Speaker Mike Johnson that he won’t be spending $ 4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid, effectively cutting the budget without going through the legislative branch. Trump, who sent a letter to Johnson, R-La., on Thursday, is using what’s known as a pocket rescission — when a president submits a request to Congress to not spend approved funds toward the end of the fiscal year, so Congress cannot act on the request in a 45-day timeframe and the money goes unspent…

Supreme Court blocks another round of Trump deportations to El Salvador

April 20, 2025 round, another, blocks, Trump, deportations, Salvador, Court, Supreme0 comment

The Supreme Court ordered the government not to deport another group of Venezuelans to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act, issuing an emergency order Saturday morning putting things on hold until courts can hear more arguments. The Washington Times stories: White House

Nevada Election Chief Blocks Inspection of Suspect Voter Names in Swing State

October 2, 2024 Election, voter, Nevada, Chief, suspect, blocks, names, Inspection, swing, state0 comment

Nevada’s top election official told local election directors not to investigate the names of thousands of people who left the state but remain on its voter rolls. The watchdog group Citizens Outreach Foundation recently sued four jurisdictions in Nevada to force a review of the voter registration lists. The plaintiff, responding to an August memo from the office of Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar, a Democrat, asks that the court order the local offices to process or review challenges to some voters’ names. In what Citizens Outreach Foundation President…

Biden blocks House Jan. 6 committee request for some Trump-era documents

December 30, 2021 House, Some, Committee, request, blocks, documents, TrumpEra, Jan., Biden0 comment

President Biden has agreed to shield some of the Trump White House documents requested by the House Jan. 6 committee. The White House raised concerns that some of the documents, if released over the objections of former President Donald Trump, could compromise national security and thwart executive privilege. Mr. Biden … The Washington Times stories: White House

Lone U.S. House Republican blocks Iowa flood aid – The Gazette

May 26, 2019 U.S., Republican, Gazette, House, Flood, Iowa, blocks, Lone0 comment

Lone U.S. House Republican blocks Iowa flood aid The Gazette Just as GOP members of the Iowa congressional delegation were celebrating the expected passage of a disaster aid package that would help flooding victims in … “us republicans” – Google News

Mitch McConnell blocks Senate Democrats’ move to reopen government – CNN

January 11, 2019 Democrats, Senate, government, McConnell, Move, blocks, reopen, Mitch0 comment

Mitch McConnell blocks Senate Democrats’ move to reopen government CNN Shutdown showdown: Democrats press to reopen government as Trump heads to border The Washington Post As U.S. shutdown nears record length, Trump weighs declaring emergency Reuters Trump says he will ‘probably’ declare national emergency as he heads to border during government shutdown CNBC Republicans caused this shutdown, Democrats are offering a way out USA TODAY View full coverage on Google News “us democrats” – Google News