Trump, Senate Budget Committee

White House budget office rescinds federal funding freeze memo
The Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget released a new memo Wednesday rescinding a controversial memo issued late Monday that froze a wide swath of federal financial
Senate GOP forges ahead with Trump’s budget pick amid funding freeze uproar
Senate Republicans who care about Congress’ spending authority aren’t going to oppose Russ Vought’s nomination to lead OMB as Democrats accuse the White House of curtailing lawmakers’ powers.
Trump budget nominee tells senators 2020 election was ‘rigged’
Russell Vought, President Trump’s pick to head the White House budget office, told senators in his confirmation questionnaire that he believes the 2020 presidential election was “rigged.” Asked by Sen.
Democrats urge delay on Trump budget office nominee in response to funding freeze
Senate Democrats are demanding Republicans postpone a vote scheduled for Thursday on Russell Vought, President Trump’s nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget, after the budget office on Monday issued a broadly worded memo freezing large swaths of federal assistance.
Democrats Demand Trump Revoke Russel Vought's OMB Nomination After Freeze
Senate Democrats demanded President Donald Trump pull Russel Vought's nomination as the Office of Management and Budget director, who they say authored the administration's memo issuing a federal funding freeze.
After Trump’s Executive Order, What to Know About the Federal Workforce
Trump’s administration is offering an apparent buyout to some federal employees after mandating they return to the office.
White House eyes fight to expand Trump’s power to control spending
Trump’s early, extraordinary steps pose a direct challenge to a fundamental underpinning of the Constitution: the power of the purse.
How much does Trump’s Florida security detail cost? Here’s what a sheriff’s office is requesting
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is asking county officials for over $45 million regarding security for President Donald ...
Can Trump Cancel Government Funds Through Impoundment? What To Know As He Pauses Federal Assistance.
President Donald Trump’s administration issued a memo Monday ordering widespread federal assistance to be temporarily paused, ...
Trump funding freeze a blatant violation of Constitution, federal law: Legal experts
The Constitution, federal law and court decisions make it clear: President Donald Trump's order to pause federal funding is ...
Donald Trump Is Claiming Powers That Even King George III Didn’t Have
The matter was so important that it was a central issue in the Glorious Revolution of 1688 when Parliament and its allies ...
Inside 45 hours of chaos: The brief life and quick death of Trump’s federal spending freeze
The withdrawal of the federal freeze was a stunning about-face for President Donald Trump’s White House, which has so far ...
A 'constitutional crisis?' Democrats, Republicans spar over Donald Trump's spending order
Congressional Democrats and good-government groups say President Donald Trump 's Monday night directive to pause the ...
Donald Trump May Slash TSA To Pay For ICE Deportations: Report
Two sources familiar with the plan told NBC News the Trump administration is considering pulling funding from TSA and ...
GOP steps aside as Trump assaults Congress’ power
President Donald Trump has declared an all-out war on congressional power. And his allies on Capitol Hill aren’t doing much ...
Trump’s budget office reverses executive order freezing federal grants after it sparked legal challenges across the country
The order sparked uncertainty over a crucial financial lifeline for states, schools and organizations that rely on trillions ...