{
  "id": 9968642,
  "title": "Trump targets $810 million in congressionally approved spending",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/trump-targets-810-million-in-congressionally-approved-spending",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T09:07:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Post",
    "slug": "arabian-post",
    "url": "https://thearabianpost.com/trump-targets-810-million-in-congressionally-approved-spending/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump has proposed cancelling $810 million in spending approved by Congress, utilizing a \"pocket rescission\" mechanism as the federal fiscal year nears its end on September 30. This action targets 11 funding accounts across seven departments and agencies, with the largest reduction amounting to $567 million from Health and Human Services programmes catering to refugees, asylum seekers, and other non-citizens. The White House argues that the law permits the president to propose rescissions and temporarily withhold affected funds while Congress deliberates them. However, critics contend that the timing of the request, only five days before the fiscal year's end, prevents Congress from exercising the review period as per the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. Senator Susan Collins, the Republican chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, called the move \"illegal\" and accused the Office of Management and Budget of intentionally withholding funds for months to usurp Congress's appropriations authority. The dispute arises over whether a president can use the rescission process near the funding period's end to allow appropriations to lapse before Congress has a chance to reject the request.",
  "summary": "President Donald Trump has moved to cancel $810 million in spending authorised by Congress, invoking a disputed budget mechanism days before the federal fiscal year ends. The White House announced the package on Friday, saying the administration was using a “pocket rescission” to eliminate unspent money across 11 funding accounts at seven departments and agencies. The largest reduction is $567…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}