Trump faces bipartisan pressure to restore public funding tracker

Trump faces bipartisan pressure to restore public funding tracker

The Trump administration is facing pressure to restore a public website that showed how funding is apportioned to federal agencies and that lawmakers on both sides say is required by law. Advocates and Democrats have spent weeks ratcheting up criticism over a move by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to take down the online database. But the Trump administration is also hearing from Republicans about the tracker’s removal. “It’s the law.…

Politicians demand restoration of funding tracker; Trump admin says it is national security risk · American Wire News

Lawfare against the White House found aid from the swamp as politicians demanded restoration of a website that the Trump administration argued posed a risk to national security. From his acquisition of Twitter — rebranded X — to his endorsement and support of President Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign, Elon Musk has made himself an enemy of the establishment even before taking the lead at the Department of Government Efficiency. But as DOGE…