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Trump’s move to pay troops amid shutdown sets dangerous precedent, experts warn

Experts see move as Trump’s latest attempt to shift power of the purse away from Congress and into executive branch

The Guardian - US

Exclusive: W.H. cites George Washington for Trump paying troops without Congress

The latest in a slew of what one official called "creative" ideas by OMB Director Russ Vought.

Trump's military pay move puts Congress in the back seat on spending - Roll Call

Trump's military pay move puts Congress in the back seat on spending - Roll Call

Trump’s latest budget maneuver — paying military salaries out of unrelated research funding — makes lawmakers’ appropriations authority practically irrelevant, critics argue.

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Stopgap fix or separate bill may be needed to unlock shutdown pay - Roll Call

A draft memo from White House budget office arguing there’s no obligation to give back pay to furloughed workers may have some legal merit.

One Big Back Breaker: Trump law to COST millions their healthcare and add $3T in debt while rich see tax cuts

“It's actually almost unheard of ... that juxtaposition of taking from the poor while giving to the rich,” one analyst said

The Independent UK

Trump White House orders freeze on federal grants, loans - Roll Call

President Donald Trump's budget office on Monday ordered all federal agencies to temporarily block disbursement of grants and loans.

MTG wants to use DOGE to defund NPR

She accused the public radio network of doing "nothing for the American people."

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Experts: Musk & Ramaswamy's DOGE doomed

Experts: Musk & Ramaswamy's DOGE doomed

"They have a fundamentally superficial understanding of what they're doing," budget expert warns

Mike Johnson pushed big Medicare cuts

Mike Johnson pushed big Medicare cuts

"It's right on his website"

Trump, Bush tax cuts drive national debt

Trump, Bush tax cuts drive national debt

“The United States does not have a high-spending problem; it has a low-tax problem,” the report concludes

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