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.
Legal battle looms as Trump orders a funding freeze during a review of federal loans and grants
WASHINGTON -- The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting Tuesday as President Donald Trump's administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending, causing confusion and panic among organizations that rely on Washington for their financial lifeline.
Trump administration orders federal funding freeze on all public 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.
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The Trump administration on Wednesday rescinded its sweeping freeze of federal assistance, which roiled Washington and caused widespread confusion about which programs were affected by the move, according to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.
Second federal judge orders temporary pause to Trump administration efforts to freeze funding
A second federal judge on Friday ordered a temporary pause in Trump administration efforts to freeze federal funding in the latest twist over the spending of trillions of dollars in grants and loans.
Trump order to pause federal funding throws the country into a chaotic scramble
Everyone wanted to know the same thing: had the Trump administration actually frozen federal funds and would they be able to keep functioning? On Tuesday morning, the answer from Washington was: we’re trying to figure that out.
NYS Lawmakers React to End to Federal Funding Pause
Jamie DeLine takes a look at President Donald Trump's rescinding of his federal funding pause and lawmaker's reaction to both the pause and the rescinding.
UW-Madison pauses some spending amid federal funding uncertainties
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is taking precautionary measures regarding federal funding due to recent uncertainties. Although an executive order from President Donald Trump that would have froz
Trump administration rescinds spending pause order
The White House confirmed the Office of Management and Budget pulled the memo Wednesday in a two sentence notice to agencies and departments.
Trump's bid to pause federal spending frays nerves in Akron area before order is revoked
Elected officials, universities and programs that rely on federal funds scrambled to understand scope of Trump executive order before it was scuttled.
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Inside the Chaotic Rollout of Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze
The order that froze trillions of dollars of federal grants and loans was published ... said on social media that Mr. Trump’s initial executive orders on federal funding “remain in full ...
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Trump issues executive order prioritizing federal funding for school choice programs
President Trump on Wednesday issued an executive order that prioritizes and frees up federal funding for school ... on how states receiving block grants for families and children can use ...
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Trump White House rescinds order freezing federal grants after widespread confusion
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s ... that receive federal grants. An additional lawsuit by Democratic state attorneys general was also pending. “The Executive Orders issued by the ...
Donald Trump Orders Freeze On All Federal Grants And Loans In Huge Power Grab
Democrats warned that Trump’s latest order could harm programs used by millions of Americans, including early childhood ...
NJ joins legal effort to stop Trump order to pause federal grants
New Jersey Attorney General Platkin joined a multi-state lawsuit against a Trump administration order that aims to curtail ...
Trump’s order to freeze federal grants threatens Medicaid, student loans: What we know so far
“The funding pause directed by the Jan. 27, 2025, OMB memorandum only applies to discretionary grants at the Department of ...
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.
Throughline on Trump’s executive orders: ignoring the law. So far, he isn’t paying a political price.
But beyond the immediate policy impacts, there is a broader and more troubling pattern emerging: a flagrant challenge to the ...