But the spending freeze – along with other key moves early in this presidency, including the firing of Justice Department prosecutors and a bid to repeal birthright citizenship – also reflects Trump’s view that the presidency has almost unlimited power and he can simply decide what is legal and what isn’t.

The Impoundment Control Act is a procedural law for how the president can withhold funds in certain specific circumstances for limited periods of time.

A fter one full week in office, President Donald Trump sent a signal that his transformation of Washington was soon to take full force: The White House released an order Monday ni

A White House memo set off a flurry of panic across nonprofit groups, who said they were unable to access federal government systems used to withdraw funds.

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