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https://www.europesays.com/iran/176232/ White House asks Congress for $87.6B for Iran War, aid to US farmers and responding to Ebola crisis #aid #align='center #AmericanFarmer #billions #Congress #Ebola #EbolaCrisis #farmers #help #Iran #IranWar #management #mcnd #MilitaryPersonnel #Money #PowerOfThePurse #PresidentDonaldTrump #ReadinessExpense #request #UsFarmer #Washington #WhiteHouse
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White House asks Congress for $87.6B for Iran War, aid to US farmers and responding to Ebola crisis
The White House has formally requested $87.6 billion mostly to rep…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #aid #align='center #americanfarmer #billions #breakingnews #Congress #Ebola #ebolacrisis #farmers #help #Iran #iranwar #management #mcnd #militarypersonnel #money #powerofthepurse #PresidentDonaldTrump #readinessexpense #request #usfarmer #Washington #WhiteHouse
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Péter Magyar’s Brussels Illusion: The Victory That Brings No Money Home
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The deal #Trump reached with his subordinates relies on a mechanism created by #Congress that legal experts warned was subject to manipulation.
…The whole enterprise is a jarring shock to conventional understanding of the #constitution, raising…profound questions of #PresidentialPower. If allowed to stand, Trump will have managed simultaneously to thwart Congress’s #PowerOfThePurse & the ability of the #courts to police the #SeparationOfPowers.
#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/politics/trump-fund-legal-questions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.j1A.oWr9.MEVPYndCxS2N&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
The deal #Trump reached with his subordinates relies on a mechanism created by #Congress that legal experts warned was subject to manipulation.
…The whole enterprise is a jarring shock to conventional understanding of the #constitution, raising…profound questions of #PresidentialPower. If allowed to stand, Trump will have managed simultaneously to thwart Congress’s #PowerOfThePurse & the ability of the #courts to police the #SeparationOfPowers.
#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/politics/trump-fund-legal-questions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.j1A.oWr9.MEVPYndCxS2N&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
The deal #Trump reached with his subordinates relies on a mechanism created by #Congress that legal experts warned was subject to manipulation.
…The whole enterprise is a jarring shock to conventional understanding of the #constitution, raising…profound questions of #PresidentialPower. If allowed to stand, Trump will have managed simultaneously to thwart Congress’s #PowerOfThePurse & the ability of the #courts to police the #SeparationOfPowers.
#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/politics/trump-fund-legal-questions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.j1A.oWr9.MEVPYndCxS2N&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
The deal #Trump reached with his subordinates relies on a mechanism created by #Congress that legal experts warned was subject to manipulation.
…The whole enterprise is a jarring shock to conventional understanding of the #constitution, raising…profound questions of #PresidentialPower. If allowed to stand, Trump will have managed simultaneously to thwart Congress’s #PowerOfThePurse & the ability of the #courts to police the #SeparationOfPowers.
#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/politics/trump-fund-legal-questions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.j1A.oWr9.MEVPYndCxS2N&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
The deal #Trump reached with his subordinates relies on a mechanism created by #Congress that legal experts warned was subject to manipulation.
…The whole enterprise is a jarring shock to conventional understanding of the #constitution, raising…profound questions of #PresidentialPower. If allowed to stand, Trump will have managed simultaneously to thwart Congress’s #PowerOfThePurse & the ability of the #courts to police the #SeparationOfPowers.
#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/politics/trump-fund-legal-questions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.j1A.oWr9.MEVPYndCxS2N&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
#Trump says he'll sign #ExecutiveOrder to resume pay for #DHS. His move illegally bypasses #Congress.
He announced the #unilateral move in a social media post, blaming #Democrats [even though #Republicans control both the #House & #Senate] for the impasse.
#ConstitutionalLaw #law #Constitution #PowerOfThePurse #LegislativeBranch #SeparationOfPowers #autocracy #dictatorship #authoritarianism #tyranny
https://apnews.com/article/senate-funding-homeland-security-shutdown-4a3e4a3e77bd33213b98888e79a81f51 -
#Trump says he'll sign #ExecutiveOrder to resume pay for #DHS. His move illegally bypasses #Congress.
He announced the #unilateral move in a social media post, blaming #Democrats [even though #Republicans control both the #House & #Senate] for the impasse.
#ConstitutionalLaw #law #Constitution #PowerOfThePurse #LegislativeBranch #SeparationOfPowers #autocracy #dictatorship #authoritarianism #tyranny
https://apnews.com/article/senate-funding-homeland-security-shutdown-4a3e4a3e77bd33213b98888e79a81f51 -
#Trump says he'll sign #ExecutiveOrder to resume pay for #DHS. His move illegally bypasses #Congress.
He announced the #unilateral move in a social media post, blaming #Democrats [even though #Republicans control both the #House & #Senate] for the impasse.
#ConstitutionalLaw #law #Constitution #PowerOfThePurse #LegislativeBranch #SeparationOfPowers #autocracy #dictatorship #authoritarianism #tyranny
https://apnews.com/article/senate-funding-homeland-security-shutdown-4a3e4a3e77bd33213b98888e79a81f51 -
#Trump says he'll sign #ExecutiveOrder to resume pay for #DHS. His move illegally bypasses #Congress.
He announced the #unilateral move in a social media post, blaming #Democrats [even though #Republicans control both the #House & #Senate] for the impasse.
#ConstitutionalLaw #law #Constitution #PowerOfThePurse #LegislativeBranch #SeparationOfPowers #autocracy #dictatorship #authoritarianism #tyranny
https://apnews.com/article/senate-funding-homeland-security-shutdown-4a3e4a3e77bd33213b98888e79a81f51 -
#Trump says he'll sign #ExecutiveOrder to resume pay for #DHS. His move illegally bypasses #Congress.
He announced the #unilateral move in a social media post, blaming #Democrats [even though #Republicans control both the #House & #Senate] for the impasse.
#ConstitutionalLaw #law #Constitution #PowerOfThePurse #LegislativeBranch #SeparationOfPowers #autocracy #dictatorship #authoritarianism #tyranny
https://apnews.com/article/senate-funding-homeland-security-shutdown-4a3e4a3e77bd33213b98888e79a81f51 -
“As the Court expressly recognized, the #FirstAmendment draws a line, which the government may not cross, at efforts to use government power — including the #PowerOfThePurse — ‘to punish or suppress disfavored expression’ by others,” Boutrous said in a statement. “The Executive Order crossed that line.”
#law #FreeSpeech #NPR #PBS #Trump #Congress #MafiaState #AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
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“As the Court expressly recognized, the #FirstAmendment draws a line, which the government may not cross, at efforts to use government power — including the #PowerOfThePurse — ‘to punish or suppress disfavored expression’ by others,” Boutrous said in a statement. “The Executive Order crossed that line.”
#law #FreeSpeech #NPR #PBS #Trump #Congress #MafiaState #AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
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“As the Court expressly recognized, the #FirstAmendment draws a line, which the government may not cross, at efforts to use government power — including the #PowerOfThePurse — ‘to punish or suppress disfavored expression’ by others,” Boutrous said in a statement. “The Executive Order crossed that line.”
#law #FreeSpeech #NPR #PBS #Trump #Congress #MafiaState #AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
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“As the Court expressly recognized, the #FirstAmendment draws a line, which the government may not cross, at efforts to use government power — including the #PowerOfThePurse — ‘to punish or suppress disfavored expression’ by others,” Boutrous said in a statement. “The Executive Order crossed that line.”
#law #FreeSpeech #NPR #PBS #Trump #Congress #MafiaState #AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
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“As the Court expressly recognized, the #FirstAmendment draws a line, which the government may not cross, at efforts to use government power — including the #PowerOfThePurse — ‘to punish or suppress disfavored expression’ by others,” Boutrous said in a statement. “The Executive Order crossed that line.”
#law #FreeSpeech #NPR #PBS #Trump #Congress #MafiaState #AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
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A friendly reminder to our duly elected lawmakers in Washington as they debate a bill funding the DHS: as members of Congress, you hold the power of the purse, per Article I S7.C1 and S9.C7 of the Constitution. You decide whether to raise taxes and how much, and there is no mandate to fund a government agency. I hope that advice proves useful.
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/26/ice-alex-pretti-minnesota-congress-republicans
#appropriationsBill #checksAndBalances #DHS #governmentShutdown #powerOfThePurse #tariffs #taxation #USCongress #USPolitics
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A federal judge in August blocked #Trump from withholding #US #funding from more than in 30 jurisdictions including Los Angeles, Baltimore, Boston & Chicago that have declined to cooperate with his hardline #immigration crackdown following Trump's executive orders a year ago.
#judiciary #law #Congress #PowerOfThePurse #SeparationOfPowers #RevengePolitics
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A federal judge in August blocked #Trump from withholding #US #funding from more than in 30 jurisdictions including Los Angeles, Baltimore, Boston & Chicago that have declined to cooperate with his hardline #immigration crackdown following Trump's executive orders a year ago.
#judiciary #law #Congress #PowerOfThePurse #SeparationOfPowers #RevengePolitics
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A federal judge in August blocked #Trump from withholding #US #funding from more than in 30 jurisdictions including Los Angeles, Baltimore, Boston & Chicago that have declined to cooperate with his hardline #immigration crackdown following Trump's executive orders a year ago.
#judiciary #law #Congress #PowerOfThePurse #SeparationOfPowers #RevengePolitics
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A federal judge in August blocked #Trump from withholding #US #funding from more than in 30 jurisdictions including Los Angeles, Baltimore, Boston & Chicago that have declined to cooperate with his hardline #immigration crackdown following Trump's executive orders a year ago.
#judiciary #law #Congress #PowerOfThePurse #SeparationOfPowers #RevengePolitics
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A federal judge in August blocked #Trump from withholding #US #funding from more than in 30 jurisdictions including Los Angeles, Baltimore, Boston & Chicago that have declined to cooperate with his hardline #immigration crackdown following Trump's executive orders a year ago.
#judiciary #law #Congress #PowerOfThePurse #SeparationOfPowers #RevengePolitics
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Illegal!
#Trump to cut #funding to #states over #SanctuaryCities
Federal payments will be halted to states over their so-called sanctuary cities on February 1, Trump said Wednesday without elaborating on what funds or which states.
"Effective February first, no more payments will be made by the federal government to states for their corrupt criminal protection centers known as sanctuary cities," Trump wrote in a social media post.
#law #Congress #PowerOfThePurse
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-federal-payments-sanctuary-cities-end-february-1-2026-01-14/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
Illegal!
#Trump to cut #funding to #states over #SanctuaryCities
Federal payments will be halted to states over their so-called sanctuary cities on February 1, Trump said Wednesday without elaborating on what funds or which states.
"Effective February first, no more payments will be made by the federal government to states for their corrupt criminal protection centers known as sanctuary cities," Trump wrote in a social media post.
#law #Congress #PowerOfThePurse
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-federal-payments-sanctuary-cities-end-february-1-2026-01-14/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
Illegal!
#Trump to cut #funding to #states over #SanctuaryCities
Federal payments will be halted to states over their so-called sanctuary cities on February 1, Trump said Wednesday without elaborating on what funds or which states.
"Effective February first, no more payments will be made by the federal government to states for their corrupt criminal protection centers known as sanctuary cities," Trump wrote in a social media post.
#law #Congress #PowerOfThePurse
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-federal-payments-sanctuary-cities-end-february-1-2026-01-14/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
Illegal!
#Trump to cut #funding to #states over #SanctuaryCities
Federal payments will be halted to states over their so-called sanctuary cities on February 1, Trump said Wednesday without elaborating on what funds or which states.
"Effective February first, no more payments will be made by the federal government to states for their corrupt criminal protection centers known as sanctuary cities," Trump wrote in a social media post.
#law #Congress #PowerOfThePurse
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-federal-payments-sanctuary-cities-end-february-1-2026-01-14/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
Illegal!
#Trump to cut #funding to #states over #SanctuaryCities
Federal payments will be halted to states over their so-called sanctuary cities on February 1, Trump said Wednesday without elaborating on what funds or which states.
"Effective February first, no more payments will be made by the federal government to states for their corrupt criminal protection centers known as sanctuary cities," Trump wrote in a social media post.
#law #Congress #PowerOfThePurse
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-federal-payments-sanctuary-cities-end-february-1-2026-01-14/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
"Trump said the oil would be sold at market prices and that he would control the resulting revenues"
The Constitution would beg to differ.... #PowerOfThePurse
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"Trump said the oil would be sold at market prices and that he would control the resulting revenues"
The Constitution would beg to differ.... #PowerOfThePurse
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"Trump said the oil would be sold at market prices and that he would control the resulting revenues"
The Constitution would beg to differ.... #PowerOfThePurse
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"Trump said the oil would be sold at market prices and that he would control the resulting revenues"
The Constitution would beg to differ.... #PowerOfThePurse
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"Trump said the oil would be sold at market prices and that he would control the resulting revenues"
The Constitution would beg to differ.... #PowerOfThePurse
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#SCOTUS lifted a preliminary injunction from a federal judge who found #Trump had usurped #Congress’s #PowerOfThePurse by refusing to spend billions it had budgeted for food, medicine & development around the world.
The decision will likely embolden Trump’s efforts to block funds across the #FederalGovernment on everything from #health #research to #transportation projects to “#SanctuaryCities.” -
#SCOTUS lifted a preliminary injunction from a federal judge who found #Trump had usurped #Congress’s #PowerOfThePurse by refusing to spend billions it had budgeted for food, medicine & development around the world.
The decision will likely embolden Trump’s efforts to block funds across the #FederalGovernment on everything from #health #research to #transportation projects to “#SanctuaryCities.” -
#SCOTUS lifted a preliminary injunction from a federal judge who found #Trump had usurped #Congress’s #PowerOfThePurse by refusing to spend billions it had budgeted for food, medicine & development around the world.
The decision will likely embolden Trump’s efforts to block funds across the #FederalGovernment on everything from #health #research to #transportation projects to “#SanctuaryCities.” -
#SCOTUS lifted a preliminary injunction from a federal judge who found #Trump had usurped #Congress’s #PowerOfThePurse by refusing to spend billions it had budgeted for food, medicine & development around the world.
The decision will likely embolden Trump’s efforts to block funds across the #FederalGovernment on everything from #health #research to #transportation projects to “#SanctuaryCities.” -
#SCOTUS lifted a preliminary injunction from a federal judge who found #Trump had usurped #Congress’s #PowerOfThePurse by refusing to spend billions it had budgeted for food, medicine & development around the world.
The decision will likely embolden Trump’s efforts to block funds across the #FederalGovernment on everything from #health #research to #transportation projects to “#SanctuaryCities.” -
#SCOTUS allows #Trump officials to freeze billions in #ForeignAid
The ruling is a victory for Trump’s aggressive push to exert greater control over federal spending.#law #ActivistCourt #SeparationOfPowers #Congress #PowerOfThePurse #AbuseOfPower
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-supreme-court-lets-trump-withhold-4-billion-foreign-aid-2025-09-26/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
#SCOTUS allows #Trump officials to freeze billions in #ForeignAid
The ruling is a victory for Trump’s aggressive push to exert greater control over federal spending.#law #ActivistCourt #SeparationOfPowers #Congress #PowerOfThePurse #AbuseOfPower
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-supreme-court-lets-trump-withhold-4-billion-foreign-aid-2025-09-26/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
#SCOTUS allows #Trump officials to freeze billions in #ForeignAid
The ruling is a victory for Trump’s aggressive push to exert greater control over federal spending.#law #ActivistCourt #SeparationOfPowers #Congress #PowerOfThePurse #AbuseOfPower
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-supreme-court-lets-trump-withhold-4-billion-foreign-aid-2025-09-26/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
#SCOTUS allows #Trump officials to freeze billions in #ForeignAid
The ruling is a victory for Trump’s aggressive push to exert greater control over federal spending.#law #ActivistCourt #SeparationOfPowers #Congress #PowerOfThePurse #AbuseOfPower
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-supreme-court-lets-trump-withhold-4-billion-foreign-aid-2025-09-26/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
#SCOTUS allows #Trump officials to freeze billions in #ForeignAid
The ruling is a victory for Trump’s aggressive push to exert greater control over federal spending.#law #ActivistCourt #SeparationOfPowers #Congress #PowerOfThePurse #AbuseOfPower
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-supreme-court-lets-trump-withhold-4-billion-foreign-aid-2025-09-26/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
Joseph Rillotta, a senior #IRS lawyer, wrote that “no one” at the IRS had taken into account the performance of the probationary workers set to be fired. Rillotta urged that the language be struck from the draft termination letter.
If the falsehood wasn’t removed, Rillotta said he would file a report w/the #InspectorGeneral for the IRS.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #DOGE #Musk #TrumpPurge #Congress #PowerOfThePurse #FederalAgencies #SeparationOfPowers #judiciary #ConstitutionalCrisis #autocracy
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Joseph Rillotta, a senior #IRS lawyer, wrote that “no one” at the IRS had taken into account the performance of the probationary workers set to be fired. Rillotta urged that the language be struck from the draft termination letter.
If the falsehood wasn’t removed, Rillotta said he would file a report w/the #InspectorGeneral for the IRS.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #DOGE #Musk #TrumpPurge #Congress #PowerOfThePurse #FederalAgencies #SeparationOfPowers #judiciary #ConstitutionalCrisis #autocracy
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Joseph Rillotta, a senior #IRS lawyer, wrote that “no one” at the IRS had taken into account the performance of the probationary workers set to be fired. Rillotta urged that the language be struck from the draft termination letter.
If the falsehood wasn’t removed, Rillotta said he would file a report w/the #InspectorGeneral for the IRS.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #DOGE #Musk #TrumpPurge #Congress #PowerOfThePurse #FederalAgencies #SeparationOfPowers #judiciary #ConstitutionalCrisis #autocracy
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Joseph Rillotta, a senior #IRS lawyer, wrote that “no one” at the IRS had taken into account the performance of the probationary workers set to be fired. Rillotta urged that the language be struck from the draft termination letter.
If the falsehood wasn’t removed, Rillotta said he would file a report w/the #InspectorGeneral for the IRS.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #DOGE #Musk #TrumpPurge #Congress #PowerOfThePurse #FederalAgencies #SeparationOfPowers #judiciary #ConstitutionalCrisis #autocracy
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Joseph Rillotta, a senior #IRS lawyer, wrote that “no one” at the IRS had taken into account the performance of the probationary workers set to be fired. Rillotta urged that the language be struck from the draft termination letter.
If the falsehood wasn’t removed, Rillotta said he would file a report w/the #InspectorGeneral for the IRS.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #DOGE #Musk #TrumpPurge #Congress #PowerOfThePurse #FederalAgencies #SeparationOfPowers #judiciary #ConstitutionalCrisis #autocracy
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Emails Reveal Top #IRS Lawyer Warned #Trump Firings Were a #Fraud on the Courts
The Trump admin cited “performance” failures to justify its #MassFiring of IRS workers. But this claim was “false,” a senior agency attorney warned officials, because the admin had not conducted any such performance assessment.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #DOGE #Musk #TrumpPurge #Congress #PowerOfThePurse #FederalAgencies #SeparationOfPowers #judiciary #ConstitutionalCrisis #authoritarianism
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-irs-firings-doge-fraud-law-job-performance -
Emails Reveal Top #IRS Lawyer Warned #Trump Firings Were a #Fraud on the Courts
The Trump admin cited “performance” failures to justify its #MassFiring of IRS workers. But this claim was “false,” a senior agency attorney warned officials, because the admin had not conducted any such performance assessment.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #DOGE #Musk #TrumpPurge #Congress #PowerOfThePurse #FederalAgencies #SeparationOfPowers #judiciary #ConstitutionalCrisis #authoritarianism
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-irs-firings-doge-fraud-law-job-performance -
Emails Reveal Top #IRS Lawyer Warned #Trump Firings Were a #Fraud on the Courts
The Trump admin cited “performance” failures to justify its #MassFiring of IRS workers. But this claim was “false,” a senior agency attorney warned officials, because the admin had not conducted any such performance assessment.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #DOGE #Musk #TrumpPurge #Congress #PowerOfThePurse #FederalAgencies #SeparationOfPowers #judiciary #ConstitutionalCrisis #authoritarianism
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-irs-firings-doge-fraud-law-job-performance -
Emails Reveal Top #IRS Lawyer Warned #Trump Firings Were a #Fraud on the Courts
The Trump admin cited “performance” failures to justify its #MassFiring of IRS workers. But this claim was “false,” a senior agency attorney warned officials, because the admin had not conducted any such performance assessment.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #DOGE #Musk #TrumpPurge #Congress #PowerOfThePurse #FederalAgencies #SeparationOfPowers #judiciary #ConstitutionalCrisis #authoritarianism
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-irs-firings-doge-fraud-law-job-performance -
Emails Reveal Top #IRS Lawyer Warned #Trump Firings Were a #Fraud on the Courts
The Trump admin cited “performance” failures to justify its #MassFiring of IRS workers. But this claim was “false,” a senior agency attorney warned officials, because the admin had not conducted any such performance assessment.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #DOGE #Musk #TrumpPurge #Congress #PowerOfThePurse #FederalAgencies #SeparationOfPowers #judiciary #ConstitutionalCrisis #authoritarianism
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-irs-firings-doge-fraud-law-job-performance -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c-DRi3ROSA
Even the #GNP CONFRONTS #AdolphMusk to his face during a closed-door meeting.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c-DRi3ROSA
Even the #GNP CONFRONTS #AdolphMusk to his face during a closed-door meeting.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c-DRi3ROSA
Even the #GNP CONFRONTS #AdolphMusk to his face during a closed-door meeting.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c-DRi3ROSA
Even the #GNP CONFRONTS #AdolphMusk to his face during a closed-door meeting.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c-DRi3ROSA
Even the #GNP CONFRONTS #AdolphMusk to his face during a closed-door meeting.
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Congress holds the power of the purse according to the Constitution, Article I, Section 9, Clause 7.
Congress should be disbursing funds from the US Treasury itself, directly.
Other Treasury functions can be shifted to other executive agencies, but the spending of the Treasury’s money is theirs.