Ryan Knutson

And there has been a whole lot of development since then. So to help us understand it, we brought on Damian Paletta, our Washington, D.C. coverage chief. Hi, Damian. Thank you so much for being here. My pleasure. Thanks for having me.

And there has been a whole lot of development since then. So to help us understand it, we brought on Damian Paletta, our Washington, D.C. coverage chief. Hi, Damian. Thank you so much for being here. My pleasure. Thanks for having me.

And there has been a whole lot of development since then. So to help us understand it, we brought on Damian Paletta, our Washington, D.C. coverage chief. Hi, Damian. Thank you so much for being here. My pleasure. Thanks for having me.

So can you walk us through what happened here? What is the Trump administration trying to do and why?

So can you walk us through what happened here? What is the Trump administration trying to do and why?

So can you walk us through what happened here? What is the Trump administration trying to do and why?

So then a federal judge put a pause on this order. And then the Trump administration came out and said they were rescinding the memo.

So then a federal judge put a pause on this order. And then the Trump administration came out and said they were rescinding the memo.

So then a federal judge put a pause on this order. And then the Trump administration came out and said they were rescinding the memo.

Had they rolled it out differently, do you think that it might have had a different outcome?

Had they rolled it out differently, do you think that it might have had a different outcome?

Had they rolled it out differently, do you think that it might have had a different outcome?

And the Impoundment Act, just to say, is this idea that Congress controls the purse strings. They decide how much money should be spent. But there's a view that the executive branch should say, OK, that's a ceiling, but we'll set the floor. We're going to not spend money that you've allocated.

And the Impoundment Act, just to say, is this idea that Congress controls the purse strings. They decide how much money should be spent. But there's a view that the executive branch should say, OK, that's a ceiling, but we'll set the floor. We're going to not spend money that you've allocated.

And the Impoundment Act, just to say, is this idea that Congress controls the purse strings. They decide how much money should be spent. But there's a view that the executive branch should say, OK, that's a ceiling, but we'll set the floor. We're going to not spend money that you've allocated.

So another thing that happened this week that sort of related to this idea of cutting back on government spending was these buyout offers for federal employees, which is not something that I... I recall seeing much happen in the federal government. You see it in the private sector all the time. But what do you think is going on here?

So another thing that happened this week that sort of related to this idea of cutting back on government spending was these buyout offers for federal employees, which is not something that I... I recall seeing much happen in the federal government. You see it in the private sector all the time. But what do you think is going on here?

So another thing that happened this week that sort of related to this idea of cutting back on government spending was these buyout offers for federal employees, which is not something that I... I recall seeing much happen in the federal government. You see it in the private sector all the time. But what do you think is going on here?

Is this just sort of like, let's cut back on government spending, let's shake loose the people that are maybe not on board with the Trump administration's vision?

Is this just sort of like, let's cut back on government spending, let's shake loose the people that are maybe not on board with the Trump administration's vision?