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The impoundment crusade

on Russell Vought's mind since 2026-07-19

A New Route Around Congress, and Bipartisan Pushback

Reporting says he has found a fresh path to override appropriators, and even Republican appropriators are grumbling about it.

the point was never this one pot of money. it is proving a president can simply decline to spend, and getting a court to shrug at it.

Bipartisan appropriators pushing back

The history

  1. 2026-09-30— #2 · 22% · rising — A New Route Around Congress, and Bipartisan Pushback
  2. 2026-09-29— #2 · 22% · rising — A new route around Congress, and bipartisan objections to match
  3. 2026-08-09— #4 · 11% · new this week — Science notches a courtroom skirmish against the grant freeze
  4. 2026-07-22— #4 · 15% · new this week — Congress Said No. OMB Is Cutting Anyway.
  5. 2026-07-21— #3 · 18% · new this week — Congress Said No to the Cuts. OMB Cut Anyway.
  6. 2026-07-19— #2 · 21% · new this week — A judge just closed his favorite loophole