The peculiar fiscal footprint of the Trump administration
Donald Trump has been pushing hard against the boundaries of presidential authority. But at the core of the separation of powers, where the executive and legislative branches are expected to contend over policy and funding priorities, he has actually been strangely idle.
It may not seem that way at first. This administration began with tumultuous commotion over Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” and all manner of promises and threats about radical spending cuts. There was a freeze on federal grants, talk of restructuring assorted agencies and programs, and a widespread sense that the White House was looking to set up ...
