PresidentDonald Trump told House SpeakerMike Johnson that he won't spend $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid, effectively cutting the budget without going through the legislative branch ... .
WASHINGTON — PresidentDonald Trump asked Congress to claw back nearly $5 billion in already-approved foreign aid spending, a proposal timed to take advantage of the looming end of the fiscal year and allowing him to cut the funding himself ... .
PresidentDonald Trump has moved to unilaterally cancel $4.9 billion in federal funding authorized by Congress, escalating the fight over who controls the nation's spending ... .
The question is whether Schumer, 74, can unite a divided, restive party at war with itself on how to stand up to PresidentDonald Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress.
You remember — Congress has the power of the purse ... The beauty of this one, unlike your usual rescission (of PBS funding, for instance) is that Congress doesn't have to do anything ... And, of course, Congress.