Article I Spending Battles, Performative Oversight Memes, Midterm Campaign Realities, and Fiscal Federalism

Podcast: The Politics Guys · The Politics Guys - Government Democracy & News

Opublikowano: 2026-10-02

On this week’s episode of The Politics Guys, Trey Orndorff (Oklahoma Christian University) is joined by Justin Holmes (University of Northern Iowa). The hosts open with a discussion on an impoundment or recession request to House Speaker Mike Johnson proposing budget cuts just days before the fiscal year ends. Trey and Justin explain how such recessions have happened before and how they clash with Article I spending power, before agreeing that despite the Government Accountability Office’s standing to sue, this creates a new precedent for power for all presidents. Next, the pair examine the viral oversight blund...