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Congress Just Gave Away Its Power to Trump

Congress Just Gave Away Its Power to Trump

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Last night, President Trump achieved a major victory: persuading
both chambers of Congress to cancel billions of dollars in
spending that they had already approved.

In the process, the Republican-led Congress is giving President
Trump the power that it, and it alone, is supposed to have.

Guest: Catie Edmondson, a congressional
correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading:

Congress approved a White House request to claw back $9
billion for foreign aid and public broadcasting, sending the
measure to the president.

Here’s where the cuts threaten access to PBS and NPR.

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