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Sep 9, 2025 Trump announced a pocket rescission withholding $4.9 billion in congressionally appropriated foreign aid Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
Timed to prevent congressional override, the maneuver let the executive unilaterally cancel funds Congress had approved, undercutting the constitutional power of the purse.
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- Trump announces pocket rescission of $4.9bn in foreign aid via notification to House Speaker — Trump informed House Speaker Mike Johnson in late August that he would not spend $4.9bn in congressionally appropriated foreign aid, using a "pocket rescission" mechanism announced shortly before the 30 September fiscal year end. The funds were designated for UN organizations, peacekeeping operations, development assistance, and democracy-promotion projects. Trump characterized the spending as "woke, weaponized and wasteful." This was the first pocket rescission in 50 years, preventing Congress from acting within the required 45-day timeframe.
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Week 34 – 2025-09-06–2025-09-12
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