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Topic: Impoundment Control Act

Donald Trump | US Supreme Court (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

SCOTUS weakens separation of powers

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks at a press conference on July 15, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

GOP's foreign aid vote will cost lives

Heather Digby Parton
Mark Sandy, a senior career official at the Office of Management and Budget, arrives to the US Capitol for a closed door deposition with lawmakers regarding whether President Donald Trump ordered a hold on military assistance to Ukraine on November 16, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)

Top official: Trump directed aid freeze

Shira Tarlo