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- 1Democratic lawmakers demand White House pull 'propaganda' ads●"Four # Democratic members of # Congress , including the top # Democrat on the # House Appropriations Committee, have de
Four Democratic members of Congress, including the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, have demanded that the White House take down advertisements and disclose how much it cost to produce and run them. They described the ads as government propaganda, raising concerns about the use of public funds for political messaging.
- 2Jayapal Criticizes Trump's Pocket Rescission Maneuver▼Ranking Member Jayapal Statement on Trump’s Pocket Rescissions
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, the Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, issued a statement criticizing the Trump administration's use of 'pocket rescissions', a maneuver to withhold previously appropriated federal funds without congressional approval. Jayapal condemned the move as an overreach that bypasses Congress's constitutional power of the purse. The statement has drawn attention amid broader debates over executive spending authority.