Trump Vows to Unilaterally Cut Spending

“Donald Trump is vowing to upend the decades-old law limiting the ability of presidents to unilaterally withhold federal spending if he is elected to another term, setting up a potential constitutional clash with profound implications for the budget and basic workings of American government,” Semafor reports.

“In a video reviewed by Semafor ahead of its release, Trump says he will attempt to bring a court challenge in order to overturn the Impoundment Control Act — a 1974 law that governs the process presidents must use to either delay or try to outright cancel pots of government spending.”