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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Withhold $4B in Foreign Aid Through Illegal 'Pocket Rescission'

| Importance: 9/10

The Supreme Court voted 6-3 along ideological lines to allow Trump to freeze $4 billion in congressionally-approved foreign aid targeting UN development assistance, international peacekeeping, and humanitarian programs. Trump used a ‘pocket rescission’—a Nixon-era tactic not deployed …

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GAO says NIH grant delays violated the Impoundment Control Act

| Importance: 6/10

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) determined on August 5, 2025, that HHS and NIH illegally froze approximately 1,800 medical research grants in violation of the Impoundment Control Act. The Trump administration’s delay of these congressionally appropriated funds for medical research …

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GAO finds unlawful withholding of EV charger funds (NEVI)

| Importance: 7/10

GAO concluded that DOT’s actions on NEVI funds violated the Impoundment Control Act, finding $2.74 billion in electric vehicle infrastructure funds were unlawfully withheld. The decision mandates the Transportation Department must continue funding the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure …

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