August Minipod: Can Anyone Stop President Trump from Cutting Federal Funds to Blue States?
August Minipod: Can Anyone Stop President Trump from Cutting Federal Funds to Blue States?  
Podcast: The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition
Published On: Mon Aug 31 2026
Description: On this month’s minipod, Lawfare Associate Editor for Communications Anna Hickey talks to Vice President and Director of Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution Molly Reynolds about whether the president can be prevented from withholding or cutting funds based on partisan politics.Read more:"Executive Branch Control of Federal Grants: Policy, Pork, and Punishment," by Eloise Pasachoff Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.