Federal funding freeze announced. Lawsuits filed. Memo rescinded. What happened this week?
President Donald Trump issued a memo ordering a freezing of federal funds. After lawsuits and a federal judge issuing an injunction, the memo was rescinded.
Trump’s reversal on federal funding freeze memo is proof that, sometimes, backlash works
After major backlash, Trump’s radical plan to freeze government spending is on hold. Now, it’s all very confusing and somewhat opaque — which, under Trump, is by design — but here’s what appears to have happened: We often forget that Trump has frequently been cowed by public opinion when it turns against him.
Inside the Chaotic Rollout of Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze
The order that froze trillions of dollars of federal grants and loans was published without vetting by key officials in the White House.
'It's a small victory': Democrats find their voice fighting Trump's federal funding freeze
A Democratic strategist told NBC News that Tuesday was "the first day I actually felt good about Dem messaging in, like, six months."
Trump's funding freeze gives consumers reason to be uncertain, but how much will it hurt?
Consumer sentiment fell in January for the first time in six months, according to U-M survey. What's next as Trump creates more uncertainty?
The Trump Funding Freeze Put a Chill in Public Health
A federal funding freeze announced by President Donald Trump’s administration this week sparked concern in the public health community about the fate of crucial services and the communities served by them.
Scoop: Trump's funding freeze becomes ad fodder for Democrats
A nonprofit group tied to House Democratic leadership is already planning an ad slamming the Trump administration's funding freeze, Axios has learned. Why it matters: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.
Trump's memo that directed a federal funding freeze has been rescinded. Here's what happened
President Donald Trump issued a memo ordering a freezing of federal funds. After lawsuits and a federal judge issuing an injunction, the memo was rescinded.
Trump Says Funding Freeze Was Targeted at Waste and Fraud
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said a temporary freeze on certain discretionary spending announced by his administration a day earlier was meant to give time to the government to identify instances of improper spending.
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The Trump administration on Wednesday rescinded its sweeping freeze of federal assistance, which roiled Washington and caused widespread confusion about which programs were affected by the move, according to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.
Trump White House reverses course, rescinds freeze on federal grants
The original White House order freezing federal grants, which became public on Monday, caused mass chaos and confusion across Washington, appearing to imperil government programs
A judge paused a freeze on federal funding, but many facets of American life are left in limbo. Here’s what we know
A federal judge temporarily blocked part of the Trump administration’s pause on federal grants and loans Tuesday, just hours ...
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New Trump memo to end 'confusion' on funding freeze still needs 'clarity,' says Nevada AG Aaron Ford
The Trump administration, days after issuing a memo that froze federal spending on grants and loans, backpedaled Wednesday ...
Federal funding freeze threatened services to children, seniors and veterans
Trump issued federal funding freeze then rescinded it. Opposition says a freeze would risk serious damage to healthcare, ...
How the federal funding freeze could devastate millions of mothers and children
Op-Ed: Women disproportionately suffer during fiscal austerity, says gender economist Katica Roy. She explains how Trump’s ...
Trump rescinds funding freeze but uncertainty lives on for wide array of environmental programs
A chaotic back-and-forth over President Donald Trump’s freeze on federal grants and loans has farmers, activists, ...
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Don’t Be Fooled: The Funding Freeze Drama Is Not Over
While the White House claimed to have rescinded the memo implementing the order, it then made clear that the order itself—and ...
Cancer research has kept his daughter alive. He says now-reversed Trump funding freeze was ‘inhumane.’
South Florida beneficiaries of federal grant and loan programs were jolted when President Donald Trump ordered a freeze, now ...
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Senate Democrats boycott Trump's budget office director pick in wake of attempted funding freeze
After an attempt this week by President Donald Trump's budget office to freeze federal funding to determine if it aligned ...