Congress and Trump Play Tug-of-War over the 'Power of the Purse' : The NPR Politics Podcast

Congress and Trump play tug-of-war over the 'power of the purse' : The NPR Politics Podcast

Congress recently passed — at the White House's request — a rescission package that cancels $9 billion in spending Congress had previously approved. We discuss whether Congress has forfeited its power to decide how the government spends its money, and what that means for voters across the country. This episode: political correspondent Sarah McCammon, congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh, and senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith. Th…

The Trump Admin Gets Ready to Seize Congress’ Power of the Purse

The Trump White House is planning to send a second rescissions request to Capitol Hill in the coming weeks, hoping to extract a legislative stamp of approval for its efforts to impound funding that was previously authorized by Congress.