Tracking the Shutdown Fight
and Violations of Spending Laws
News, reports, analysis and personal stories as Americans face the consequences of an Administration defying spending laws.
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Key Reports
The Power of the Purse: A Symptom of a Larger Institutional Decline — Democracy Project
A Record of Historic Harm in the First Year of Trump’s Second Term – CBPP
A Year in Review: How the Trump Administration’s Economic Policies Made Life Less Affordable for Americans – Center on American Progress
Administration’s Abuse of Layoff Powers Shows Need for Congressional Action – CBPP
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