I’m not sure I understand this. It says Congress appropriated money to the state department that President Trump did not want. My understanding is the Congress can appropriate money, but that the president is not required to spend anything appropriated. I thought his main limit was that he couldn’t spend money that was not appropriated, but not that he is forced to spend everything appropriated.
That used to be the case. Now the President must ask for rescission of funds but it is rarely, if ever, granted by Congress. See Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 which changed the law.
Corect.
It is also correct the president can prioritize what laws he wants to spend time and money on enforcing.
Seems like you understand it pretty well.
Trump wants them to feel the pain, so they have to cut staff.
Department lawyers are probably fighting to spend every penny Congress provides.
This place is infested with leftists soaking up those federal government paychex!