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White House says Trump funding freeze remains in effect despite rescinding OMB memo
The OMB memo had directed federal agencies to pause grants and loans pending a review of compliance with the agenda of President Donald Trump.CNBC - 1d -
The White House Pulled Back Its Spending Freeze
Also, Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.The New York Times - 1d -
Trump threatens to open migrant detention center at Guantánamo Bay amid confusion over White House orders – live
Trump says ‘we have 30,000 beds in Guantánamo’; officials scrap measure to freeze federal funding following backlash and court action. White House revokes spending freeze in face of legal ...The Guardian - 1d -
White House revokes memo freezing federal aid. Trump will try to block spending in other ways.
Democrats said the move was an unconstitutional seizure of power over the federal budget and warned of disruptions in funding to local police, domestic violence shelters, food programs and more.MarketWatch - 1d -
Trump defends aid federal funding freeze after White House says it rescinds order
President Donald Trump defended the federal aid spending freeze, saying it “in no way affected” Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid. The administration rescinded the order that froze federal ...NBC News - 1d -
White House aide says spending freeze isn't being rescinded despite memo
The White House is claiming the Wednesday move by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rescinding a controversial order that froze a wide swath of federal financial assistance is not actually ...The Hill - 1d -
White House reacts to federal funding memo reversal
President Trump's White House is commenting on a decision to rescind the memo calling for a freeze in some federal funding after a court ruled to block the action. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi reports.CBS News - 1d -
White House rescinds memo on freezing federal grants and loans
The freeze on hundreds of billions of dollars of federal grants had been temporarily halted by a judge on Tuesday.BBC News - 1d -
White House rescinds attempt to freeze federal aid spending
The Trump administration has rescinded an order attempting to put a widespread freeze on federal aid spending. NBC News' Ryan Nobles reports from Capitol Hill on the order and the initial confusion ...NBC News - 1d -
White House rescinds spending freeze on federal loans and grants
Press secretary insists administration isn’t backing down on fight to curb what they consider government waste. US politics live – latest updates A US judge granted a restraining order to stop ...The Guardian - 1d -
White House budget office rescinds federal funding freeze
The Trump’s administration’s Office of Management and Budget released a memo Wednesday rescinding a controversial order that froze a wide swath of federal financial assistance, which had paralyzed ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump demands for legislative agenda squeeze House GOP
DORAL, Fla. — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is staring out at a minefield as he looks to pass a sprawling tax and immigration package that pleases all corners of the ideologically diverse Republican ...The Hill - 1d -
Mulvaney says Trump's federal aid freeze could end up at Supreme Court
Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said on Tuesday that President Trump’s federal aid freeze could end up at the Supreme Court. “How does this end? This is already in the courts, you ...The Hill - 1d -
White House says Medicaid portal 'will be back online shortly' after Trump funding freeze blamed
A funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration has sparked widespread confusion about its effects on government programs such as Medicaid.CNBC - 1d -
What does Trump's federal funding freeze mean for people who get aid?
Many are unclear on how sweeping the federal funding freeze is intended to be. Here are programs it could affect.CBS News - 1d -
Republicans largely back Trump's attempted federal aid freeze — with some notes of caution
Elected Republicans in Washington and around the country were largely supportive of the Trump administration's attempted move to freeze federal aid programs.NBC News - 1d -
Trump's aid freeze frozen
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Biden-appointed judge holds up Trump aid freeze A federal judge blocked President ...The Hill - 1d -
White House freeze on federal aid will not affect student loans, Education Department says
The Education Department said Trump's freeze on federal aid will not affect federal Pell Grants and student loans.CNBC - 1d -
Trump White House tries to clarify confusion over abrupt federal assistance freeze
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, during her first press briefing, faced a barrage of questions on the administration's freeze on federal aid programs.ABC News - 2d -
Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s plan to freeze federal aid
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s plan to freeze federal aid minutes before it was set to go into effect late Tuesday afternoon. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan said she was ...The Hill - 2d -
White House freeze on federal aid will not affect student loans, Education Department says
The Department of Education said Tuesday that the pause on federal grants and loans will not affect student loans or financial aid for college.NBC News - 2d -
White House budget office suspends federal financial aid programs
The Office of Management and Budget instructed federal agencies to pause any financial aid programs that might conflict with President Donald Trump's executive orders.ABC News - 2d -
Democrats to sue White House budget office over federal grant freeze
A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general announced legal action against the White House budget office Tuesday over its directive to freeze federal assistance while reviewing whether ...The Hill - 2d -
Lawmakers react to Trump ordering federal funding freeze
President Trump's memo calling for a freeze on federal funding for all public loans, grants and other aid is getting sharp criticism from lawmakers on Capitol Hill. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports.CBS News - 2d -
States lose access to Medicaid payment portal amid Trump federal aid freeze
State Medicaid programs across the country are reporting they've lost access to federal payment portals one day after President Trump announced a freeze on federal grants and aid. On Monday, acting ...The Hill - 2d -
White House says Trump deportation focus is not just for violent criminals
During the White House press briefing, NBC News’ Peter Alexander asked if President Trump’s deportation priority has changed from what he said on the campaign trail, that violent criminals would be ...NBC News - 2d -
White House defends dramatic federal funding freeze
The administration declined to say when the pause would lift.Politico - 2d -
Watch live: Trump White House holds first briefing amid flood of executive orders
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is set to hold the Trump administration's first press briefing Tuesday afternoon, as President Trump continues to issue a bevy of executive orders ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump administration orders federal funding freeze on loans, grants and more aid
The freeze could have wide-ranging implications, with the White House noting that $3 trillion was spent in 2024 on federal assistance programs.CBS News - 2d -
Eye Opener: New directives from Trump administration to freeze trillions in federal aid
New directives from the White House freeze trillions of dollars in federal aid and target transgender troops in the military. Also, tech stocks plummet as a Chinese startup stuns the artificial ...CBS News - 2d -
White House orders freeze on federal aid to focus on Trump's conservative agenda
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has ordered a freeze on domestic and foreign federal aid in a sweeping effort to stop government funding for causes that don't fit with his agenda.NBC News - 2d -
White House pauses federal grants and loans
Democrats warn the move could have "devastating consequences" on programmes that people across the US rely on.BBC News - 2d -
White House Budget Office Orders Pause in All Federal Loans and Grants
The full extent of the order was not immediately clear, but the directive sent to government agencies on Monday threatened to paralyze a vast swath of federal programs.The New York Times - 2d -
Explained: how Trump’s day one orders reveal a White House for big oil
From LNG to drilling in Alaska, here’s everything you need to know about Trump’s energy and climate executive orders. Through a flurry of executive orders, a newly inaugurated Donald Trump has ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
Trump plans blitz of executive orders for first days in White House
President-elect tells a rally of supporters in Washington he will act with ‘historic speed and strength’Financial Times - Jan. 20 -
Trump returns to the White House
Incoming president to issue executive orders on deportations, tariffs and cuts to regulationFinancial Times - Jan. 20 -
Trump announces newest White House aide nominees
President-elect Trump announced several new picks for White House positions in a series of Saturday Truth Social posts. Early in the evening, the incoming president said Steven Gill Bradbury would ...The Hill - Jan. 12