Trump Administration Rescinds Order Attempting to Freeze Federal Aid Spending
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Chaos Continues as Trump Administration Rescinds Memo Freezing Federal Grants and Loans, But Says Freeze Will Continue
Here’s where things stand with funding for SBA loans, federal contracts, and other programs.Inc. - 17h -
Thursday Briefing: Trump Reverses Spending Freeze
Plus, celebrating the Lunar New Year.The New York Times - 17h -
Trump administration rescinds federal funding freeze memo after chaos
The White House memo issued late Monday led to chaos and confusion as to what programs would be impacted by the freeze.CBS News - 17h -
Federal Spending Freeze Threatens Ecosystems and Public Safety
A White House memo ordered a halt to federal assistance and a review to align spending with Donald Trump’s priorities. Many legal experts say the order is unconstitutional.Wired - 21h -
Federal Spending Freeze Does Not Apply to Student Loans and Pell Grants
Students and parents panicked after news of the order, but the Education Department said the guidance would not stop the flow of money to students and schools.The New York Times - 1d -
Breaking down Trump's rescinded federal funding freeze memo
The White House Office of Management and Budget has rescinded a memo calling for a freeze on federal grants and loans, which led to a lot of questions and confusion. CBS News White House reporter ...CBS News - 14h -
Judge signals toward granting Dem challenge to OMB freeze after order rescinded
A federal judge said Wednesday he plans to grant a group of Democratic attorneys general's request to block President Trump’s freeze on federal aid, even though the Office of Management and Budget ...The Hill - 17h -
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 - 18h -
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 The administration rescinded the order that froze federal ...NBC News - 18h -
White House aide says spending freeze isn't being rescinded despite memo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 - 18h -
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 - 19h -
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 - 19h -
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 - 20h -
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 - 20h -
From DEI to abortion, these 7 questions from Trump administration hint at what federal funds it seeks to freeze
A memo suggests federally funded programs related to supporting “illegal aliens,” foreign assistance, the U.S. International Climate Finance Plan, placing a “burden” on the use of domestic energy ...MarketWatch - 22h -
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 -
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 -
Trump’s spending freeze roils Capitol Hill
The Trump administration’s expansive freeze on federal grants and other executive spending roiled Washington on Tuesday, drawing howls from Democrats — and a few well-placed Republicans — who say ...The Hill - 1d -
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump plan to pause federal aid spending
A federal district judge on Tuesday issued a one-week administrative stay in a case challenging the Trump administration’s plan to freeze federal aid. The Trump administration says its plan to ...NBC News - 1d -
A Judge Temporarily Blocked Trump’s Spending Freeze
Also, the U.S. urged its citizens to leave Congo. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.The New York Times - 1d -
How the Trump Administration Is Scrutinizing Federal Spending
A sweeping directive from the Office of Management and Budget requires federal agencies to subject hundreds of grant programs to ideological litmus tests.The New York Times - 1d -
Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration’s federal grant freeze – live
US district judge halts order until 3 February at an emergency court hearing amid fear loans pause could be devastating for millions of Americans. Judge temporarily halts federal grant and loans ...The Guardian - 1d -
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 - 1d -
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'Just give [Trump] a little time': Republican senator reacts to federal spending freeze confusion
Sen. Jim Justice (R-W. Va.) tells NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Julie Tsirkin in an exclusive interview that he supports a broad freezing of funds for federal programs.NBC News - 1d -
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 - 1d -
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 - 1d -
Democrats to hold ‘emergency’ meeting on Trump’s spending freeze
House Democratic leaders have arranged an “emergency” meeting of the full caucus on Wednesday in response to President Trump’s decision to freeze a large chunk of federal spending. The meeting, ...The Hill - 1d -
Dem states signal imminent legal action against Trump administration over federal grant freeze
Several Democratic states have signaled imminent legal action to block a Trump administration order directing federal agencies to pause the disbursement of loans and grants while the government ...The Hill - 1d -
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 - 1d -
Trump administration targets thousands of programs in funding freeze
A new memo from the Office of Management and Budget reveals the potential scope of the Trump administration's plans to freeze federal funding.Politico - 1d -
Democrats question legality of Trump freeze on federal grants
Democrats are sounding “extreme alarm” over a recent memo issued by the Trump administration directing federal agencies to temporarily pause disbursement of loans, grants and other financial ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump administration puts freeze on federal grants and loans pending review
The Trump administration ordered a sweeping freeze on all federal grants, loans and other financial aid, according to a memo issued on Monday. The temporary pause, which goes into effect at 5 p.m. ...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 -
Emmer cheers Trump's federal aid freeze
Politico - 2d -
Trump administration freezes nearly all federal grants and loans
President Donald Trump has ordered a freeze of nearly all federal financial assistance and activities including "foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI woke gender ideology, and the Green ...NBC 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 -
Trump administration puts about 60 USAid officials on leave after aid freeze
Memo said some actions in agency ‘appeared to be designed to circumvent’ Trump’s orders and ‘America First’ policy. The Trump administration has put on leave about 60 senior career officials at the ...The Guardian - 2d