Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
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Politics
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1bn in spending approved by Congress, the White House announced on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives.
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House → cancel → services
Trump’s office of management and budget described the funding cut as focused on “the most harmful government spending”.
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office → describe → spending
Most of the cuts are focused on services for immigrants, including non-profits that serve refugees and unaccompanied minors accused of being in the country illegally.
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that → focus → country
The administration says the funds are no longer necessary because illegal border crossings have diminished considerably.
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crossings → say → ?
A White House press release announcing the funding rescissions notes that some of the organizations are led by people who worked in the administration of Democratic president Barack Obama.
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who → announce → Obama
Trump’s move was condemned by senator Susan Collins, a Republican in a tough re-election campaign and chair of the Senate appropriations committee.
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move → condemn → committee
Collins said in a statement the action came without warning or consultation.
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action → say → warning
She also said she would work to address with colleagues “these illegal actions”.
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she → say → actions
“Not only is the delay itself an impoundment that was not reported to Congress, but also it is a usurpation of Congress’s appropriations powers,” Collins said.
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Collins → report → powers
It does not get to decide which programs are worth funding.”
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programs → get → ?
“This is theft from the American people, plain and simple,” Patty Murray, the Washington Democratic senator, who is vice-chair of the appropriations committee said in a statement.
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who → say → statement
“These are funds Congress has delivered on a bipartisan basis and should be helping people – not cut off by a president more focused on building a ballroom than investing in families.
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Congress → deliver → families
Every Republican who voted for these bills should be furious, because [Russell] Vought is saying their votes don’t count.”
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votes → vote → bills
Typically, Congress can review the president’s proposed spending cuts before they take effect.
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they → review → effect
But Trump made that all but impossible by announcing them with just five days left in the federal fiscal year.
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that → make → year
The government accountability office has called the maneuver, known as a “pocket rescission,” illegal.
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office → call → rescission
Collins called it the latest attempt by OMB to “undermine Congress’s constitutional power of the purse”.
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Collins → call → purse
A year ago, Trump issued a pocket rescission for the first time in 50 years by blocking $4.9bn in congressionally approved foreign aid.
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Trump → issue → aid
The US supreme court declined to block those rescissions, saying that Trump’s authority over foreign affairs weighed heavily in its decision.
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authority → decline → decision
This year, Trump is targeting domestic spending.
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Trump → target → spending
The use of a pocket rescission fits part of a broader pattern by the Trump administration to exact greater control over the US government, eroding the power of Congress.
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use → fit → Congress
The administration has also fired federal workers, imposed a historic increase in tariffs, and started the war in Iran without going through Congress, putting the burden on the judicial branch to determine the limits of presidential power.
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administration → fire → power
The Aporia
