A memo from the White House Office of Management and Budget reportedly ordered a pause of federal grants, loans and other financial-assistance programs.
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
Democrats are sounding the alarm over President Trump’s move to freeze funding approved in two of former President Biden’s signature laws. Trump issued an executive order pausing
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The directive, which a federal judge has temporarily blocked from going into effect, has unleashed furious reactions from lawmakers, mostly Democrats and a few Republicans. Many have cited the US constitution's provision saying that "the power of the purse" lies with the Congress rather than the executive branch.
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Donald Trump promised to do everything he could to challenge a Nixon-era impoundment law. The OMB's grant freeze is likely just the first step.
The freeze – which could resume later – has left organizations and government agencies on the local, state and federal levels in flux.
President Donald Trump’s administration issued a memo Monday ordering widespread federal assistance to be temporarily paused, as Trump and his allies have argued he can block government funds that Congress has already authorized, despite a federal law forbidding it.
The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending