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.
Gov. Beshear ‘happy’ White House rescinded memo freezing federal aid
The governor stressed negative impacts of the plausible move on Kentucky affecting programs such as Medicaid, reduced lunch for low-income families, and unemployment insurance.
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
Public Radio Grants in Limbo As White House Tries Fund Freeze
After years of Conservative efforts to end government grants for public radio, President Donald Trump has frozen federal funding to CPB.
Trump administration rolls back memo to freeze federal funding after judge halts order
The Trump administration has rescinded a memo to freeze federal funding across all agencies, which critics call unconstitutional.
The Trump White House Wants A Court Challenge Over Frozen Funds
An internal OMB document shows that it is official administration policy to block funding to provoke a constitutional challenge.
US judge inclined to issue order restricting Trump administration from pausing loans
A U.S. judge on Wednesday said he was inclined to temporarily block the Trump administration from pausing federal loans, grants and other financial assistance, intervening at the behest of Democratic state attorneys general amid confusion over White House spending policy.
Trump White House rescinds freeze memo on federal grants, ending feud with Congress
The Trump administration reversed its policy to freeze grants and loans while officials evaluated whether spending met the president's priorities.
Trump White House rescinds memo freezing federal money after widespread confusion
President Donald Trump’s budget office has rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country
Trump wants to get rid of FEMA. The future of disaster relief would be grim
“FEMA has turned out to be a disaster,” Trump said in North Carolina on Friday while on a multistate tour to areas still ...
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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 ...
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.
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’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 ...
Mystery Behind New Jersey Drone Sightings Has Been Solved, White House Says: ‘This Was Not the Enemy'
The White House claims that the objects seen in the skies over New Jersey in late 2024 were drones authorized by the Federal ...
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Trump signs executive order to examine FEMA overhaul
President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at revamping the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in the latest sign ...