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White House cancels funding and sets up clash with Congress

WBUR

Published September 28, 2026 at 11:58 AM EDT

The White House is moving forward with what’s called a pocket rescission, to unilaterally claw back more than $800 million in spending that Congress has already appropriated.

The funding would have gone towards services for refugees and immigrant students, health research and more.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Eric McDaniel, NPR congressional reporter.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.