![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 as a reinstatement of a constitutional right vested in the office of the President. Opponents argue it shifts the power of the purse away from Congress and toward the […]](https://i0.wp.com/chicagopolicyreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/impoundment_image.png?resize=1400%2C912&ssl=1)
![Former U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) has devoted his life to public service as a music teacher, a Big Sandy school board member, and a leader in the Montana State Senate and U.S. Senate. But if you ask Tester what he does for a living, he will say first and foremost that he is a third-generation farmer. Born in Havre, Montana, Tester grew up in Big Sandy and graduated from the College of Great Falls in 1978 with a degree […]](https://i0.wp.com/chicagopolicyreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tester_image.jpg?resize=799%2C533&ssl=1)
![Asteria’s hands tremble as she strikes a match, the small flame flickering before catching onto the lump of charcoal. Her youngest daughter, Keza, stands nearby, rubbing her eyes and coughing as the smoke curls toward the low roof of their kitchen. Asteria has been cooking this way for as long as she can remember, just as her mother and grandmother did before her. The acrid smoke seeps into her clothes, lungs, and life. It is inescapable. She knows it harms […]](https://i0.wp.com/chicagopolicyreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/rawanda-scaled-e1745600747574.jpg?resize=1200%2C912&ssl=1)
![It’s 2025, and healthcare for women and transgender Americans is under threat, thanks to our far-right government. Democrats are far from helpless, though: given how narrow the Republican victory was, broad support for legal abortion, and President Trump’s middling approval ratings, it is likely that the Democrats will regain Congressional control in the next few years. After regaining Congress, the Democrats must undo the damage that Republicans have dealt to rights for women, the LGBTQ+ community, and all other marginalized […]](https://i0.wp.com/chicagopolicyreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Image.jpeg?resize=612%2C408&ssl=1)
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