Democrats Target Trump Admin Cuts in Government Spending Negotiations

WASHINGTON—Democrats in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are seeking to include language in government spending bills that would prevent the Trump administration from withholding any allocated funds. Shortly after assuming office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization, with the word “DOGE” being an acronym for “Department of Government Efficiency.” DOGE, which is led by Elon Musk—the world’s richest man and executive chairman of social media company X and chief executive officer of Tesla and SpaceX—has since advised the administration to cancel contracts and withhold the spending of billions of dollars sanctioned by Congress for fiscal year 2025....