President Trump has made it clear that he is dead serious about cutting the federal budget deficit and even becoming the ...

Many of the dozens of lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's actions hinge on alleged violations of decades-old ...

Here's a look at what's up for debate regarding government spending — and what changes could emerge during the Trump administration.

The Trump administration grabbed at the 'power of the purse' in Congress, using a little-known executive action that could ...

Since taking office, the Trump administration and DOGE have been seeking to unilaterally override the spending plans set by ...

President Donald Trump’s administration issued a memo Monday ordering widespread federal assistance to be temporarily paused, ...

So the president can't spend more money than Congress has agreed and voted to spend. But can the president spend less money ...

That's when the government, during the Watergate era, enacted the Impoundment Control Act, which restricts presidents from unilaterally impounding funds. "This disaster of a law is clearly ...

Impoundment is when a president refuses to spend money allocated by Congress and returns the funds to the Treasury.