Senate Democrat asks government watchdog to audit Trump foreign assistance cuts

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee and senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is asking an independent government watchdog to analyze the consequences of President Trump’s foreign aid cuts. 

The request, to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), demonstrates one avenue the minority party is using to exercise accountability over Trump’s actions. The GAO is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. 

...