Trump Admin’s EV Funding Freeze Violated Federal Law, Says Government Watchdog

A government watchdog says President Donald Trump’s administration may have violated a little-known federal law through a move to rescind funding for a Biden-era electric vehicle (EV) program. The law in question, known as the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, places limits on the president’s power to “impound,” or unilaterally refuse to disburse, funding appropriated by Congress. As the administration seeks to downsize the federal government through sweeping executive actions, some observers have been expecting a showdown on the issue between Trump, who has raised questions about the law’s constitutionality in the past, and the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the watchdog that oversees impoundment law....