A constitutional fight over spending complicates GOP unity on Capitol Hill as President Donald Trump holds back billions in funding appropriated by Congress.

The Government Accountability Office, a congressional watchdog, has repeatedly ruled that canceled or delayed funding for biomedical research , K-12 education , and more is illegal and runs afoul of the Impoundment Control Act, a federal law regulating when presidents can withhold spending.

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