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.
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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 - 17h -
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 The administration rescinded the order that froze federal ...NBC News - 17h -
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 - 18h -
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The Trump administration has rescinded an order attempting to put a widespread freeze on federal aid spending.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 - 18h -
White House rescinds spending freeze on federal loans and grants
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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 -
White House defends dramatic federal funding freeze
The administration declined to say when the pause would lift.Politico - 1d -
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
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