'Different Day': Republican Lawmakers Back Trump's Plan to Seize Funds From Congress
President Donald Trump’s administration is moving ahead with a strategy to implement budget reductions without seeking congressional consent, blatantly disregarding a statute that has been in place for five decades—meanwhile, several GOP legislators are openly supporting this notion. Fox News reported Thursday The Trump Administration’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB), headed by Russell Vought who designed Project 2025, is preparing for an impending legal conflict. This arises as they plan to withhold funds previously approved by Congress. According to the network's informants, both Trump and Vought have been secretly planning to block the allocation of these funds to different governmental departments after Congress approves the necessary budget legislation. However, under the Impoundment Control Act from 1974 , enacted during former President Richard Nixon's tenure, prevents presidents from withholding funds from federal agencies once Congress has specifi...