In September 2026, Trump's administration canceled more than US$800 million in congressionally approved spending for immigrant services, climate change and civil rights for minority groups. The cancellation was done through a maneuver known as a pocket rescission. The administration timed its action to make it difficult for Congress to consider or stop the rescission. The Government Accountability Office – an independent agency that examines how taxpayer dollars are spent – said tactics like these violate federal law.
in congressionally approved spending → https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/09/30/trump-will-be-allowed-do-an-810-million-pocket-recission/
pocket rescission → https://www.gao.gov/blog/what-pocket-rescission-and-it-legal
timed its action to make it difficult → https://bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/rescissions-101/
an independent agency that examines how taxpayer dollars are spent → https://www.gao.gov/about
tactics like these violate federal law → https://www.gao.gov/products/b-338788 Techdirt · source
