Author: Trey Pennington
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Executive Power Play: Trump and the Return of Impoundment
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Within the deluge of policies coming out of the second Trump administration, impoundment has resurfaced as a battleground between legislative and executive power. Impoundment is a practice in which the President can refuse to spend federal funds appropriated by Congress. Those who support the restoration of this practice see it…
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Government Shutdown Worries Focus on the Military, for Good Reason
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During the House Speaker crisis, military service members were sent to the front lines once again, not to fight a war against great powers across oceans, but to serve as a rhetorical tool for politicians within U.S. borders. The nearly avoided government shutdown in September 2023 that catalyzed the removal…