August 28, 2025 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law

Well supported

Pocket Rescission Attempts to Cancel $5 Billion Without Congressional Approval

In late August 2025, the administration employed a "pocket rescission," a late-fiscal-year funding proposal timed so that Congress would have no opportunity to act before the fiscal year ended, to withhold approximately...

January 27, 2025 · Economy, Trade & Fiscal Policy

Confirmed

OMB Orders a Sweeping Federal Funding Freeze

On January 27, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget issued a memorandum directing federal agencies to pause grants, loans and other financial assistance implicated by the administration's policy directives. The...