Top Senate appropriators have accused Trump of unlawfully withholding $3 billion from the just-signed FY25 spending bill. The Trump administration is declining to spend the money Congress recently provided as part of the funding measure to keep agencies afloat through September, claiming the funds were “improperly designated” as emergency funds. Senators Susan Collins and Patty Murray stated that this decision violates federal law and long-standing practices regarding appropriated funds.
