January 29th, 2025: The Presidential Impoundment Debate Is Back!


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Jan 29 2025 18 mins   63 3 0

Josh Hammer analyzes the Trump OMB's Monday memo that implements a "temporary pause" on all "federal financial assistance programs"—even those programs that have been duly authorized by Congress. But does the president of the United States actually possess this discretionary authority? Josh breaks down the constitutional debate over impoundment, one of the oldest in the history of the republic.

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