A Guy Named Brian (he/him)Oct 17

What a bloody mess: “Trump’s declaration that he will ignore the laws Congress passed and take it upon himself to spend money as he wishes undermines not just the Antideficiency Act but also the fundamental principle that the American people must have control over their own finances.”

#Politics #USPolitics #USConstitution #TrumpIsNotAboveTheLaw #AntiDeficiencyAct #CongressionalAppropriations #CongressionalSpending #FederalBudget #LettersFromAnAmerican

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-16-2025

October 16, 2025

Yesterday the Trump administration announced it would pay furloughed troops by using funds Congress appropriated for research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDTE) for fiscal year 2026.

Letters from an American
NonilexAug 5, 2023

The political furor over the #indictment this week of #Trump over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election is spilling into the escalating #CongressionalSpending fight as #conservatives, following TFG’s lead, take aim at #federal #LawEnforcement agencies, raising yet another obstacle to avoiding a #GovernmentShutdown.

#HouseRepublicans #PerformativePolitics #Economy #GOP #FarRight #FBI #DOJ
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/us/politics/trump-house-budget-fbi-republicans.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Trump Indictment Presents New Obstacle in Spending Fight as Shutdown Looms

The far right is pushing to cut funding for the F.B.I. and the Justice Department, another complication for Speaker Kevin McCarthy as he seeks to avoid a government shutdown.

The New York Times