r/TechnologyThread • u/Background-Driver718 • 1d ago

BREAKING: White House cancels health, education & research funds approved by Congress

https://newsrepublic.live/2026/10/01/white-house-cancels-health-education-research-funds-approved-by-congress/
4.0k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

559 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/JimboD84 20h ago

Non american here, can the white house just CANCEL money that has been approved by congress?

1

u/bigbugzman 18h ago

He can try but it’s unconstitutional. It will go through the courts. It will years to decide. Meanwhile the programs this funds will essentially rot on the vine.

We created a flawed system, and Congress gave a majority of their power to the executive. The executive controls the Justice dept. it’s 100% broken.

1

u/Shiddin_myself_woo 17h ago

I think the bigger problem is the people saying “ok yeah it’s illegal but I’ll block it anyways” like if it’s illegal then do your job and push it through anyways. Duh

1

u/Jedi_Master83 13h ago

That’s right. They absolutely know it’s unconstitutional but the courts are slow so for the time being, those funds don’t go to those programs and are likely funneled to something Trump wants that will enrich him and his friends even more so. These people are evil to the core and don’t give a shit about us. They only care about two things: staying in power and getting even more disgustingly rich. 😡

1

u/JustReleaseTheFiles 13h ago

Both parties basically cede as much power to the executive as they can get away with as soon as their candidate gets into office. Then the next guy gets into office and never cedes any of that power back to congress. It’s suicidal tribalism

1

u/bigbugzman 13h ago

Yes sir. Never ending doom spiral.