How Donald Trump and Project 2025 previewed the federal grant freeze
ATLANTA (AP) — 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.
What does Trump's federal funding freeze mean for people who get aid?
Many are unclear on how sweeping the federal funding freeze is intended to be. Here are programs it could affect.
States lose access to Medicaid payment portal amid Trump federal aid freeze
State Medicaid programs across the country reported Tuesday they had lost access to federal payment portals one day after President Trump announced a freeze on federal grants and aid. By the late
Senate GOP forges ahead with Trump’s budget pick amid funding freeze uproar
Senate Republicans who care about Congress’ spending authority aren’t going to oppose Russ Vought’s nomination to lead OMB as Democrats accuse the White House of curtailing lawmakers’ powers.
Trump administration rescinds order attempting to freeze federal aid spending
The move comes after the order sparked widespread criticism and confusion. A federal district judge had temporarily paused the freeze.
White House rescinds memo on 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.
Dysfunctional U.S. Budget Process Deserves Some Blame For Pause Chaos
Lost amid this week’s panic is the role the government’s dysfunctional budgeting process contributed to the cacophony and ...
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Would Schedule F scrap due process rights for federal workers? OMB nominee won’t say
Russell Vought ducked the question during a Senate hearing while saying Schedule F is “not a tool to fire individuals.” ...
Trump rescinds confusing executive order that brought chaos to HBCUs
U.S. President Donald Trump rescinded an order to pause all federal grants and loans which caused panic at HBCUs. The 48 hours that the sweeping order was active created a flurry of lawsuits, panic at ...
Vought nomination advances despite Democrats’ boycott
The Senate Budget Committee approved Russ Vought’s nomination to be Office of Management and Budget director despite a ...
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OPM, OMB memo sets deadline for agency leaders’ return-to-office plans
Agency heads have until Feb. 7 to deliver implementation plans, which should include details on revised telework and ...
What We Know About the Federal Funding Freeze's Effects on Social Security and Medicare So Far
The White House has made it clear that Social Security and Medicare won't be affected by a proposed federal funding freeze. This freeze appeared to be off the table, after the initial OMB memo calling ...
Senate panel advances Trump OMB nominee
Senators advanced the nomination of Russell Vought, who was tapped to be President Trump’s next budget chief, on Monday, as ...
Democrats assail OMB director nominee Russell Vought over political, cultural issues
Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, promised to help American ...