The president’s top aides have signaled they may seize on a timing quirk in law to cancel enacted funds, setting up a clash over the power of the purse.
The president’s top aides have signaled they may seize on a timing quirk in law to cancel enacted funds, setting up a clash over the power of the purse.
Russell T. Vought, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, told lawmakers on Capitol Hill this month that there were “all manner of provisions” that could help the president cut spending, even without the help of Congress.
President Trump in March sought to sharply curtail the Institute of Museum and Library Services as part of an executive order focused on the “reduction of the federal bureaucracy.”
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been fighting for its survival since President Trump installed Russell T. Vought as its acting leader in early February.
Elon Musk’s mission for the Department of Government Efficiency — deep cuts in spending, personnel and projects — appears to be taking root, with DOGE staff now in key jobs across the federal government.
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