President-elect Donald Trump might be looking to add a long-dormant tool back into the executive branch's arsenal, and it could allow him to circumvent checks on his power by Congress: impoundment.

The debate over impoundment, the president’s refusal to spend money appropriated by Congress, has become prominent in our political discourse. Critics call it a dangerous power grab, while supporters ...

Impoundment is when a president refuses to spend money that Congress has allocated, and returns that money to the Treasury.On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump implied he could use ...

President-elect Donald Trump is determined to cut federal spending significantly using whatever method he can and that may include impoundment – a little-known power once given to the president to ...