Trump rescinds nearly $1B in federal funding, bypassing congressional approval
President Trump used a "pocket rescission" process to cancel nearly $1 billion in federal funding without congressional approval. The cuts primarily target Health and Human Services programs for undocumented immigrants and unaccompanied children.
President Trump cancelled almost $1 billion in federal funding Friday using the controversial “pocket rescission" process, which allows him to sidestep congressional approval. Most of the cancellations targeted Health and Human Services (HHS) programs serving undocumented immigrants and unaccompanied children in court, as well as similar initiatives under the agency's Minority Health office and the...
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