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Eloise Pasachoff
Trump uses decades-old maneuver to block $4.9B in foreign aid approved by Congress
President Donald Trump has taken the unprecedented step of canceling $4.9 billion in foreign aid already approved by Congress, using a rarely invoked maneuver that effectively sidesteps the legislative branch. In a letter sent Thursday to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Trump invoked what’s known as a “pocket rescission.” The tactic allows a president to…
