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fromSlate Magazine
5 days ago

John Roberts Just Rewarded Donald Trump for a Blatant Violation of Law. Again.

On Tuesday, Chief Justice John Roberts rewarded the Trump administration's lawless revocation of $4 billion in foreign aid by freezing a lower court order that had required the government to distribute the money. Roberts' intervention is an ominous indication that the full court may soon greenlight the president's "pocket rescission" of funds expressly appropriated by Congress. This decision would hand Donald Trump a sweeping spending power that the Constitution does not assign to him
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fromArs Technica
1 week ago

Congress and Trump may compromise on the SLS rocket by axing its costly upper stage

NASA faces budget uncertainty that could halt dozens of science missions and shape the future of the Artemis Program and SLS rocket.
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fromIntelligencer
1 week ago

Government Shutdown May Be Averted ... By Obamacare?

Congress and the president must secure bipartisan concessions and Democratic votes by late September to avoid a government shutdown complicated by Senate filibuster rules.
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fromThe Cipher Brief
3 months ago

A Closer Look at the 'Big Beautiful Bill' on Defense Spending

The reconciliation bill presents a historic opportunity to enhance U.S. defense capabilities and border security with a record $1 trillion defense budget.
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