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.
Evening Report — White House withdraws funding freeze memo amid backlash
Report TRUMP FIRST 100 DAYS © Alex Brandon, Associated Press White House rescinds memo amid legal battle THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION on Wednesday signaled it planned to still
White House defends dramatic federal funding freeze
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt vehemently defended the administration’s sweeping freeze on federal aid, arguing Tuesday in her first press briefing that it was critical to scrutinize the scope of the government’s spending.
Live updates: Democrats cry foul as Trump freezes all federal grants
Democrats are crying foul as the White House budget office pauses all grants and loans disbursed by the federal government to ensure its programs are consistent with President Donald Trump’s executive orders.
Democrats sue White House budget office over federal grant freeze
A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general announced legal action against the White House budget office Tuesday over its directive to freeze federal assistance while reviewing whether government spending aligns with President Trump’s agenda.
Trump administration orders sweeping freeze of federal aid
In a two-page memo, the Office of Management and Budget ordered all federal agencies to temporarily suspend payments.
Maryland, 22 states sue Trump Administration over federal spending freeze
Maryland has joined 22 other states in a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its decision to implement a spending freeze on federal assistance.
Trump’s plan to eliminate FEMA is a very bad idea
Trump’s announcement to overhaul or eliminate FEMA — especially in the midst of an ongoing disaster — is unreasonable and foolish. In a Fox News interview on Jan. 22, Trump suggested that FEMA would ...
Trump claims FEMA is getting ‘in the way’ and pitches abolishing it during first interview since return to White House
Trump claims FEMA is getting ‘in the way’ and pitches abolishing it during first interview since return to White House - ...
President Trump sounds the same. His White House — so far — couldn’t be more different
Donald Trump 2.0 is, so far, very much the same as his first go around. But eight years after he was last sworn into office, ...
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Fact-check: Trump misleads about North Carolina storm victims and FEMA housing
President Donald Trump told North Carolina hurricane victims that under former President Joe Biden, the Federal Emergency Management Agency failed them in a time of crisis. Trump visited North ...
'FEMA is not good:' Trump announces agency overhaul during visit to North Carolina
President Donald Trump said that his administration will step in and assist North Carolina as it recovers from Hurricane ...
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White House rescinds federal aid freeze shortly before emergency court hearing: reports
President Donald Trump holds up an executive order commuting sentences for people convicted of Jan. 6 offenses in the Oval Office of the White House ... a court order to stop its enforcement. An ...
Opinion
Trump needs to transform FEMA, not shut it down
Rather than dismantling FEMA, we need to reimagine it as an elite federal agency capable of managing the increasingly complex and severe disasters of a polycrisis age.
Trump to tap healthcare lobbyist Dempsey for White House budget job, FT reports
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to tap health industry lobbyist Don Dempsey for a top White House budget job, the ...
Trump administration to hold first White House press conference with Karoline Leavitt
The Trump administration is holding its first White House press conference on Tuesday, with newly minted press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Trump floats executive order on ‘maybe getting rid of FEMA’
President Trump said he intends to overhaul or terminate FEMA as he toured damage from Hurricane Helene in western North ...