Trump Team Finds Loophole to Effectively Maintain Spending Freezes
Officials cite other legal authorities — not Mr. Trump’s court-blocked directives — to keep withholding foreign aid and domestic grant money.
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Europe’s Moon plans at risk as Trump team reviews Nasa’s Artemis project
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