Opinion: revoking CBICA would jeopardize the stability and autonomy of the Independent Living Movement, reversing decades of progress.

Here's a look at what's up for debate regarding government spending — and what changes could emerge during the Trump ...

The confirmation of Russell T. Vought to lead the powerful White House budget office is likely to escalate the funding fights ...

Donald Trump will need congressional approval if he wants to abolish federal agencies, a legal analyst has told Newsweek.

The Constitution gives Congress what’s called “the power of the purse,” or the ability to spend taxpayer money — not the ...

The year was 1974; Congress had a Richard Nixon problem ... In response to Nixon's pernicious withholding, Congress in 1975 ...

Impoundment is when a president refuses to spend money allocated by Congress and returns the funds to the Treasury.

The foundational principle of “no taxation without representation” lodges the authority in the United States Congress ... budget are unconstitutional. Full stop. The Impoundment Control Act ...

A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.

Congress in 1975 passed the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act, a sweeping law that establishes the strict rules for if and how a president can prevent congressional funds from being ...

Congress responded by passing the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which severely limits this presidential power. "Bringing back impoundment will give us a crucial tool with which to obliterate ...