The brewing showdown is over a centuries-old process called “impoundment” in which the president — whose administration is tasked with distributing funds — doesn’t allow congressionally ...

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has laid off about 1,200 to 2,000 workers at the Department of Energy, ...

"For 200 years under our system of government, it was undisputed that the president had the constitutional power to stop unnecessary spending through what is known as impoundment," Trump said.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower slammed Congress with one of the most jaw-dropping impoundment of funds. “President Signs, Blasts $39 Billion Defense Bill,” said an Aug. 23, 1958, Associated ...

Even more telling, in 2023, when he was running for reelection, Donald Trump released a campaign video in which he outlined his view that the president should have a special power to slash spending ...