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Democracy defenders and members of Congress are condemning US President Donald Trump's effort to use a "pocket rescission" process to block $4.9 billion in foreign aid as authoritarian and illegal.

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Party leaders continue to show how out of step they are with the opinions of the overwhelming majority of their voters.

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