Mayors from four major cities testified Wednesday in Congress as Republicans take aim at "sanctuary cities," arguing that they impede the Trump administration's mass deportation agenda and protect people who are in the United States illegally.
And a federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from drastically cutting medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger patients and cost jobs.
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By the way, GOP senators told the billionaire Trump aide about budget rescissions, an obscure legislative tool that could bring legal heft to his federal budget slashing efforts and enshrine the cuts into law.
They explained how the White House could put the billions of dollars of savings Musk has amassed into what's called a budget rescissions package and send it to Congress for a vote to rescind the funding.
The proposal introduced a potential next phase of Musk's Department of Government Efficiency efforts and comes at an important time. The Trump administration is fighting in court — and in the court of public opinion — over the budget cuts tearing through the federal government.