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Trump White House rescinds order freezing federal spending, reversing course
The White House budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing federal grants, according to a copy of a new memo obtained by The Washington Post, after the administration’s move to halt spending earlier this week provoked a backlash.
White House revokes spending freeze in the face of legal challenges
President Donald Trump's administration appeared to abandon its proposed freeze on hundreds of billions of dollars in aid on Wednesday in the face of legal setbacks and widespread opposition, though officials said they still planned to cut funds for activities opposed by Trump.
White House rolls back its federal grant freeze
The White House's controversial federal grants and loans freeze appears to be over. A memo sent by Matthew J. Vaeth at the Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday, January 29, and addressed to the heads of executive departments and agencies,
White House Considers Dozens of New Ways to Seize Spending Power
The White House is considering challenging the constitutionality of a 50-year-old law limiting the president’s control over federal spending, easing the firing of civil servants, curbing pay and reining in independent agencies,
White House nixes massive spending move — not Trump’s power to do it
It also does not keep the administration from issuing new memos from the White House budget office on another spending freeze, with administration officials arguing that such an action falls within the power of the executive branch.
White House rescinds memo on federal aid freeze that caused widespread confusion
The White House Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday rescinded a memo that froze federal grants and loans and created ...
New White House press secretary offers some unfortunate advice
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was pressed for answers about Team Trump's idea for a spending freeze. It didn't ...
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in ...
White House Rescinds Order Freezing Federal Grants After Widespread Confusion
Officials said the decision to halt loans and grants was necessary to ensure spending complies with recent executive orders.
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 ...
White House rescinds federal aid freeze proposal day after judge temporarily halted it
The White House budget office Wednesday rescinded the federal aid freeze, according to multiple media reports citing an ...
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 ...
White House budget office rescinds memo ordering funding freeze after chaos
The White House memo issued late Monday led to chaos and confusion as to what programs would be impacted by the freeze.
White House abruptly backs off Trump's federal funding freeze after lawsuits and outrage
Two-sentence memo ends days-long threats that sent officials, agencies and nonprofits into tailspin over ‘unconstitutional’ ...
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Welcome to Washington: Trump’s Budget Nominee — Potentially His Most Important — Appears To Be on Track for Confirmation
As director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought plans to implement the most critical parts of the new ...