Republicans finally got their “big, beautiful bill” across the finish line. Now they’re turning to their next urgent tasks: ...

The power of the purse is Congress’s under the Constitution. Using the rescission process under the Impoundment Control Act is one way to ensure that DOGE-inspired spending cuts pass legal muster.

Congress Should Pass the DOGE Cuts. Story by The Editors ... In fiscal year 1981, he proposed 133 rescissions and Congress approved 101 of them, which cut $11 billion from the budget.

Musk may be gone and on the outs with Trump, but on Capitol Hill, DOGE continues. The House voted to cut funding to NPR, PBS, and some foreign aid.

The foreign aid and public broadcasting cuts could be the first of several "rescission" requests sent to Congress in the coming months.

Running out of options to get its DOGE cuts approved by Congress, the White House is now looking at a two-year runway to get the cuts passed and opening the door to launching a court fight over ...

Trump asks Congress to make (some of) DOGE's illegal cuts legal The $9 billion rescissions package is a tiny fraction of the amount of cuts DOGE was meant to make. Even that might not make it ...

Congress to vote on DOGE cuts as early as next week. Here’s what made the list. Cami Mondeaux. Tue, June 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM UTC. 3 min read.

While DOGE continues to pursue unlawful impoundments, why isn’t a friendly majority-Republican Congress clamoring to share in the credit by voting these attempted cuts into law?

GOP balks at approving even a fraction of Musk’s DOGE cuts. Republican lawmakers have told administration officials that pushing sweeping cuts through Congress will be difficult.

The DOGE and Congress should find fertile ground for cost-cutting in the defense budget. The Rattler is a weekly newsletter from J.D. Tuccille. If you care about government overreach and tangible ...