"With neither the White House nor Congress showing signs of reaching a budget deal, Trump continues to test the limits of executive authority, reinterpreting the law-or simply ignoring it. Earlier in October, Trump redirected unspent research funding to pay furloughed service members before they missed their Oct. 15 paycheck. Changing appropriated funds directly challenges the power vested in Congress-not the president-to control federal spending."
"If Trump and Vought chip enough authority away from Congress by making funding decisions or shuttering statutory agencies, the next three years will see an untold amount of impounded, rescinded or repurposed research funds. The White House's efforts to centralize federal grantmaking, restrict free speech, erase public data and expand surveillance mirror China's successful playbook for building scientific capacity while suppressing dissent."
With no budget deal, the Trump administration has tested executive authority by redirecting unspent research funding to pay furloughed service members and altering appropriated funds, challenging Congress's power over federal spending. Actions by Trump and OMB leadership risk chipping away congressional authority through unilateral funding decisions or by shuttering statutory agencies, potentially resulting in impounded, rescinded, or repurposed research funds over the next three years. The administration has sought to centralize federal grantmaking, restrict free speech, erase public data, and expand surveillance. Those moves mirror tactics used by China to build scientific capacity while suppressing dissent, raising competitiveness concerns.
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