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Dulcinea

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Wed Jan 29, 2025, 06:51 PM Jan 29

Trump makes moves to expand his power, sparking chaos and a possible constitutional crisis

(AP) Just a little over a week into his second term, President Donald Trump took steps to maximize his power, sparking chaos and what critics contend is a constitutional crisis as he challenges the separation of powers that have defined American government for more than 200 years.

The new administration’s most provocative move came this week, as it announced it would temporarily halt federal payments to ensure they complied with Trump’s orders barring diversity programs. The technical-sounding directive had enormous immediate impact before it was blocked by a federal judge, potentially pulling trillions of dollars from police departments, domestic violence shelters, nutrition services and disaster relief programs that rely on federal grants. The administration on Wednesday rescinded the order.

Though the Republican administration denied Medicaid was affected, it acknowledged the online portal allowing states to file for reimbursement from the program was shut down for part of Tuesday in what it insisted was an error.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-presidential-power-executive-congress-grants-freeze-60fa3a9fabf6328f9aa3c45ed34e2cc3

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Trump makes moves to expand his power, sparking chaos and a possible constitutional crisis (Original Post) Dulcinea Jan 29 OP
Liar liar....... Lovie777 Jan 29 #1
Probably shut them down to install spyware woodsprite Jan 29 #2
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