White House aide says spending freeze isn’t being rescinded despite memo
The White House claiming the Wednesday move by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rescinding a controversial order ...
White House rescinded funding memo after GOP senators ‘hit the ceiling’
The White House budget office rescinded a memo ordering a broad freeze on federal grants and loans after Republican senators ...
The Memo That Shocked the White House
The directive from the Office of Management and Budget that froze most federal funds on Monday had not gone through the usual ...
White House regroups as funding freeze chaos recalls first term’s travel ban
Democrats declared victory for blunting Trump’s momentum while the White House insisted it isn’t backing down.
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How Trump’s Vaunted Smash-and-Grab Plan Crashed and Burned
His funding freeze play was supposed to be part of a well-planned, shock-and-awe takeover. The slapdash result suggests that ...
White House eyes fight to expand Trump’s power to control spending
Trump’s early, extraordinary steps pose a direct challenge to a fundamental underpinning of the Constitution: the power of the purse.
Trump runs into first-term mistakes with federal funding whiplash
On Capitol Hill, Trump faced bipartisan complaints as constituents and affected groups flooded lawmakers’ offices with phone ...
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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While the White House claimed to have rescinded the memo implementing the order, it then made clear that the order itself—and ...
White House rescission of federal aid freeze memo sparks confusion and court scrutiny
The Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget rescinded its memo to freeze federal aid spending, just one day after issuing it. The freeze, announced Tuesday, halted nearly all federal ...
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The legal problems with Trump’s spending freeze maneuvers
A wide-ranging pause on agency funds and grants remains on ice — even after the White House rescinded a contested OMB memo ...
D’oh, Trump’s Press Secretary Is Off To A Brilliant Start!
In just her second week on the job, Trump White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is breaking new ground in creating bad news for her boss. It started Tuesday with her first televised press ...
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Administration rescinds memo pausing federal grants, loans and other financial assistance programs
The White House Office of Management and Budget Jan. 29 rescinded a memo it issued two days earlier directing federal ...