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Is Trump pushing his presidential powers beyond what the Constitution allows?

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The Constitution gives Congress the "power of the purse," but Congress gets to decide how much is spent and for what.

In some areas, President Trump appears to be claiming powers that go well beyond the Constitution .

He says he can, by executive order, rewrite the 14th Amendment of 1868 and deny citizenship to some children who are born in the U.S. to parents who are not citizens.

The White House claimed the power to temporarily freeze federal spending approved by Congress .

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English

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61

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