The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that the Trump administration has violated the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 by withholding billions of dollars in funds that were congressionally approved. […]

As the fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriations process gets underway, all eyes are on how Congress will respond to President Donald Trump’s recent decisions to freeze and cancel numerous Federal grants – a move that legal experts warn may be testing the boundaries of the 1974 Impoundment Control Act (ICA). […]