The power of the purse is Congress’s strongest check on the president. If a president can both spend money Congress refused to give him and refuse to spend money Congress ordered him to spend, Congress no longer has the spending power.

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Thread: Late this afternoon and early evening. Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 @scootercasterny.bsky.social on X NOW: Thousands march through Cornell University campus, demanding Justice for Jane Doe. Chants: "Tear Down the Fkn Frats!" and "Fuck off Kotlikoff!" Posted 5:53 pm · Oct 5, 2026

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Fighterbomber, russian Z-propaganda blogger, is whining that russian air defense shot down a russian Mi-8 helicopter yesterday, killing its crew. Dunno why he is upset, I think that's awesome! 🍿🔥

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Human Rights Groups Ask UN Panel to Help End ICE’s ‘Enforced Disappearances’ of Noncitizens | “Disappearing people into a network of remote detention sites, hiding their whereabouts, and cutting off their access to outside help is the definition of an enforced disappearance.”

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Mali’s Tuareg rebels reveal contacts with Russia’s Africa Corps and seek Türkiye’s role www.azernews.az/region/26391...

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