Politics Sep 08 Trump administration asks Supreme Court for emergency order to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid frozen By Mark Sherman, Associated Press
Politics Aug 29 Trump blocks $4.9 billion in foreign aid Congress OK’d, using maneuver last seen nearly 50 years ago The Republican president is using what's known as a pocket rescission — when a president submits a request to Congress to not spend approved funds toward the end of the fiscal year, so Congress cannot act on the request in… By Josh Boak, Associated Press
Politics Jul 24 Trump signs bill canceling $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding The White House had billed the legislation as a test case for Congress and said more such rescission packages would be on the way. By Associated Press
Politics Jul 17 Watch 8:08 The programs facing funding cuts as rescissions package nears final approval The clock is ticking for Congress to claw back more than $9 billion of federal funding for programs, including foreign aid and public media. Friday night is the final deadline for the House to pass the so-called rescissions package, which… By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens
Politics Jul 17 Watch 7:41 Ken Burns calls public media funding cuts ‘shortsighted,’ but vows ‘we will continue’ Congress is moving toward revoking a billion dollars in already approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the entity that steers funds to public media stations. William Brangham discussed the potential impact on PBS with one of the network's… By William Brangham, Courtney Norris
Jul 17 What’s in the GOP bill clawing back $9 billion from foreign aid and public broadcasting? By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Senate approved the vast majority of President Donald Trump's request in the early morning hours Thursday, 51-48. Continue reading
Jul 15 A closer look at where Senate Republicans stand on Trump’s rescission request By Lisa Desjardins Let’s lay out what is happening and why it matters. Continue reading
Jul 15 WATCH: Senate votes to advance Trump’s request for $9 billion in spending cuts By Kevin Freking, Associated Press A final vote in the Senate could occur as early as Wednesday. The bill would then return to the House for another vote before it would go to President Donald Trump's desk for his signature before a Friday deadline. Continue reading
Jul 14 Senate GOP lawmakers consider Trump’s request to claw back $9.4 billion in spending By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Trump's Republican administration is employing a rarely used tool that allows the president to transmit a request to cancel previously approved funding authority. The request triggers a 45-day clock under which the funds are frozen. If Congress fails to act… Continue reading
Jun 25 WATCH: OMB Director Vought testifies on Trump’s rescission request in Senate hearing By Kevin Freking, Associated Press A Senate panel challenged on a bipartisan basis the merits of cancelling billions of dollars in spending for foreign aid and public media as part of a contentious hearing Wednesday examining the White House's request for the cuts. Continue reading