In a series of deals over the past three months, lawmakers rejected some of the president’s most aggressive attempts to whittle down the government.
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Trump Sought Vast Budget Cuts. Congress Granted Few.
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Trump Administration Must Make Food Stamp Payments Within Days, Judge Says
The written order came one day after a court told the Trump administration it must pay benefits in the program known as SNAP during the shutdown.
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Mass Layoffs Trump Is Threatening in Shutdown Fight May Be Illegal
Unions have sued to block any firings, which budget experts believe are not even needed to protect essential federal services.
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White House May Try to Deny Back Pay to Furloughed Federal Workers
Union leaders and Democratic lawmakers say the move would run afoul of a law adopted under President Trump’s first term.
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Trump Calls Shutdown an ‘Unprecedented Opportunity,’ and Eyes Deep Cuts
The president plans to meet with the White House budget chief to slash what he described as “Democratic agencies.”
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Trump Calls Shutdown an ‘Unprecedented Opportunity,’ and Eyes Deep Cuts
The president plans to meet with the White House budget chief to slash what he described as “Democratic agencies.”
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Trump Uses Shutdown to Maximize Pain for Democrats and Move Forward With Layoffs
The Trump administration forged ahead with plans to conduct mass layoffs, as the fiscal standoff appeared to intensify.
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White House Pushes to Block Government Accountability Office Inquiries Into Its Cuts
Republicans are seeking to undermine the Government Accountability Office as it investigates, and considers suing, over the Trump administration’s withholding federal funds.
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Trump’s War With Powell Throws a Little-Known Planning Board Into Scrutiny
The National Capital Planning Commission has become pivotal in the administration’s campaign to discredit Jerome H. Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve.
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Fed Defends Renovations as White House Widens Attacks on Central Bank
President Trump and his allies have accused the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, of misleading Congress in what some legal scholars worry is a prelude to seeking his removal.
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Trump Official Eyes Power of Rescission to Override Congress on Spending
The president’s top aides have signaled they may seize on a timing quirk in law to cancel enacted funds, setting up a clash over the power of the purse.