Trump orders federal loans and grants paused. What we know so far.
President Trump's top budget office has directed agencies to pause federal loans and grants so the administration can review them.
Trump admin pauses federal grants, demands return to office details in memo blitz
The Trump administration OPM and OMB offices went on a memo blitz on Monday, including directing agency leaders to pause federal grants and to deliver return to office plans.
Donald Trump backpedals on federal loans and grants freeze after backlash
The Trump administration has withdrawn a memo that caused significant issues by canceling federal loans and grants—though a spokesperson clarified that this does not mean the decision itself has been reversed.
How Donald Trump and Project 2025 previewed the federal grant freeze
A White House order to freeze federal grants reflects a theory of presidential power that Donald Trump clearly endorsed during his 2024 campaign. The approach was further outlined in the Project 2025 governing treatise that candidate Trump furiously denied was a blueprint for his second administration.
Trump rescinds spending freeze on federal assistance
The Trump administration on Wednesday rescinded its sweeping freeze of federal assistance, which roiled Washington and caused widespread confusion about which programs were affected by the move, according to a copy of the memo obtained by POLITICO.
Daily Briefing: Trump's federal spending pause is frozen
In a sweeping order that surpasses the scope of dozens of executive orders Trump has signed, his top budget office directed agencies to pause federal grants on Tues
White House rescinds order 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.
Did Trump Freeze Social Security? Federal Funding Pause Explained
An internal memorandum sent on Monday by the Office of Management and Budget ordered federal agencies to pause all grants and loans.
Trump orders temporary freeze on federal grants. Here's how that could affect Wisconsin
The freeze could affect Wisconsin schools, road builders, health care providers and others counting on those taxpayer funds.
What is the Office of Personnel Management? Trump is relying on this agency to reshape government
President Donald Trump is relying on a relatively obscure federal agency to reshape government. The Office of Personnel ...
Federal judge signals he will block Trump administration from freezing funding despite OMB rescission
A federal judge signaled he will issue a temporary restraining order barring the Trump administration from freezing federal ...
The Trump executive orders and actions that are having immediate impacts
Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.
White House budget office rescinds federal funding freeze memo
The Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget released a new memo Wednesday rescinding a controversial memo ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump says Guantanamo Bay will house 30,000 migrants
President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a meeting at the White House on Tuesday, Feb.
How many federal workers will be affected by Trump’s return-to-office policy?
See agency by agency, the more than one million federal workers who could be affected.
Democrats urge delay on Trump budget office nominee in response to funding freeze
Senate Democrats are demanding Republicans postpone a vote scheduled for Thursday on Russell Vought, President Trump’s ...
Senate Republicans push ahead on Trump budget pick Russell Vought
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate Budget Committee will move ahead on confirming President Donald Trump's pick for budget ...
Trump’s revenge targets feds, expands his power and disrupts government
Less than a fortnight in office, President Donald Trump has quickly targeted federal employees in his attempt to remake the ...