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Federal funding pause is creating constitutional crisis, Senate Dems say

Democratic senators called the federal funding pause the most direct attack on the authority of Congress in the country’s history, as reported by Sen. Angus King, I-Maine.
The Office of Management and Budget paused all federal grants and loans, affecting programs like disaster relief and education, according to the memo issued by Acting Director Matthew J. Vaeth.
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., stated that the funding pause is creating chaos and confusion about resource availability for communities.
A U.S. District Judge ordered a brief administrative stay on the funding freeze, responding to a lawsuit filed by nonprofit organizations.

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Newsweek

Trump's "impoundment" of funds may trigger constitutional crisis: Lawyer

Joyce Vance warned that Trump's move could ignite a "constitutional confrontation" between government branches.

26 days ago·United States

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Los Alamos Daily Post

Heinrich Delivers Remarks On The Senate Floor Slamming Trump’s Unlawful Federal Funding Blockade

Courtesy photo U.S. SENATE News: WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) took to the Senate floor this evening to condemn President Trump’s unlawful unilateral blockade of all federal grant funding. In his remarks, Heinrich underscored the magnitude of damage this unlawful decision has already wrought on the lives of thousands of New Mexicans, highlighting the harm and chaos it has created in communities across the state. Heinrich …

26 days ago

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popular.info

New Trump memo claims authority to ignore Congress

On Monday, the Trump administration issued an extraordinary memo ordering federal agencies to indefinitely freeze the "disbursement of all Federal financial assistance." The freeze was scheduled to take effect at 5 PM on Tuesday, according to the memo, authored by the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, Matthew J. Vaeth.Each agency has until February 10 to provide detailed information about every grant, loan, or financial ass…

26 days ago

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USA Today

A 'constitutional crisis?' Democrats, Republicans spar over Donald Trump's spending order

Democrats argued the new president vastly overreached his powers with a spending order Monday night.

26 days ago·United States

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WTTW

Illinois Joins Other States in Asking Courts to Block Donald Trump’s Federal Funding Pause

The freeze on federal funding and grants has wide-ranging implications and impacts everything from funding for child care, university research and roads and bridges.

26 days ago

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The Epoch Times

Trump Admin’s Pause on Federal Aid Raises Constitutional Issue

The Trump administration’s pause on federal aid raises legal questions and has prompted Democrats to level charges of overreach. Matthew J. Vaeth, acting director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, issued a memo on Jan. 27 requiring federal agencies to pause the disbursement of federal financial assistance that may be affected by President Donald Trump’s executive orders. Medicare and Social Security are excepted. At issue is wh…

26 days ago·New York, United States

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