White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Social Security, Medicare and food stamps would not be affected by the decision to freeze federal aid. NBC News’ Sahil Kapur reports on the Trump administration’s first White House press briefing and whether Medicaid could be among the programs affected.
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The online system for federal health funding warned of delays due to executive orders after the Trump administration announced a freeze.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, during her first press briefing, faced a barrage of questions on the administration's freeze on federal aid programs.
The White House is claiming the Wednesday move by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rescinding a controversial order that froze a wide swath of federal financial assistance is not actually an end to curbing government spending.
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A funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration has sparked widespread confusion about its effects on government programs such as Medicaid.
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What a Federal Grants Pause Could Have Meant for Social Security and Medicare
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Will Social Security, Medicare payments be delayed? What we know about Trump’s federal funding freeze
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What We Know About the Federal Funding Freeze's Effects on Social Security and Medicare So Far
The order is "a potential five-alarm fire" for organizations that serve communities, nonprofit group executive says.
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the pause on federal financial assistance will not include food stamps, Social Security, or Medicare and welfare benefits.
The White House Office of Management and Budget late Jan. 27 issued a memo directing federal agencies to temporarily pause federal grants, loans and other financial assistance programs implicated by President Trump’s recent executive orders.
The Pentagon's intelligence arm has barred any celebrations related to MLK Jr. Day, Women's History Month and other such observances to comply with Trump's executive orders.
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In the past two weeks, the Trump administration has spent a remarkable amount of time undoing health orders—not just the Biden administration’s rules, but also its own jarring crackdown. On day two of Donald Trump’s presidency,
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