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How Trump is wresting control of funds from Congress

Original: Wreck, spend, divert: how Trump is wresting funds from Congress

The Times reports that President Trump is pursuing a three-part strategy — wrecking spending agreements, spending unappropriated funds, and diverting money already approved by Congress — to seize control of the federal purse. The piece examines how these moves challenge Congress's constitutional power of the purse and what they mean for US budget politics.

Why now: Concern over presidential overreach and the erosion of Congress's constitutional spending powers is a live debate in US politics.

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