POLITICSTHE HILL
Congress rejected some of Trump’s proposed budget cuts. OMB is making them anyway.
President Trump and the Office of Management and Budget are accused of violating the separation of powers by attempting to unilaterally withhold funds that Congress specifically appropriated. Congress rejected some of Trump’s proposed budget cuts, but OMB is implementing them regardless.
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