https://ift.tt/2wwdHAe As Trump Seizes Wall Money, Congress’s Spending Power Weakens Federal Budget (US), United States Politics and Government, Earmarks (Finance), Politics and Government, Border Barriers The administration’s plan to divert more military funds to building a border wall is the latest example of the long-running erosion of Congress’s power of the purse. BY EMILY COCHRANE https://ift.tt/2SQrNWl February 22, 2020 at 05:45AM