This is the practice of presidents refusing to spend funds that Congress has appropriated, shifting power to the White House.

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E ver since Austrian scientists first began looking for them in people in 2018, microplastics have turned up in the blood, ...

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Despite the American government’s efforts to hold back China’s AI industry, two Chinese firms had reduced their American ...

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