Articles and Additional Background on Impoundment


  • Nov. 26, 2024:How Trump Plans to Seize the Power of the Purse from Congress,” by Molly Redden, ProPublica.org.  OMB Director Russell Vought and his allies argue the limits Congress placed in 1974 are unconstitutional, illogically asserting that a clause in the Constitution obligating the president to “faithfully execute” the law also implies his power to forbid its enforcement.