GOP Senator Accuses Trump of ‘Clear Violation of the Law’ As He Attempts to Cut Foreign Aid Funding

Kathryn Wilkens Aug 29th, 2025, 2:47 pm

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Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) accused President Donald Trump of a “clear violation of the law” in a statement Friday over his recent attempt to cancel $4.9 billion in congressionally-approved foreign aid funding.

On Thursday night, the White House sent Congress a 15-page notification with plans to yank back the lawmaker-endorsed funds for foreign aid programs, invoking a legally untested power to do so — a pocket rescission. In other words, by waiting until late in the fiscal year, the Trump administration is attempting to leave lawmakers with too little time to reject the proposal before fun

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