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
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.
White House Revokes Spending Freeze in the Face of Legal Challenges
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration pulled back a proposed spending freeze that threatened to disrupt hundreds of billions of dollars in aid to U.S. programs, a White House official said on Wednesday.
White House tells federal agencies to freeze grants and loans in latest axe to spending
US federal agencies are set to freeze the payment of hundreds of billions of dollars of domestic federal grants and loans on Tuesday in President Donald Trump’s latest aggressive move to slash and overhaul government spending.
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President Donald Trump’s budget office has rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country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 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The Trump administration on Wednesday rescinded its sweeping freeze of federal assistance, which roiled Washington and caused widespread confusion about which programs were affected by the move, according to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.
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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 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 - ...
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 ...
FEMA faces shakeup under Trump while it wrestles with disasters on both coasts
President Donald Trump is preparing to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has been on the frontlines of responding to disasters in California and North Carolina.
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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 grants FEMA more power to combat LA wildfires after threatening to curtail agency
Trump signed an executive order giving FEMA more authority in overseeing the LA wildfire aid relief after threatening to overhaul the agency.
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 ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: White House confirms outage of Medicaid portal
President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.