White House aide says spending freeze isn’t being rescinded despite memo
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
White House rescinds memo on federal aid freeze that caused widespread confusion
The White House Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday rescinded a memo that froze federal grants and loans and created widespread confusion this week.
White House still committed to freezing ‘woke’ funds despite rescinding OMB memo
The White House remains committed to freezing federal grants and loans aimed at “woke" programs, Fox News has learned, despite the administration’s move to rescind the original Office of Management and Budget memo — effectively ending the legal battle and any “confusion" for Americans.
Trump White House tries to clarify confusion over abrupt federal assistance 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.
White House budget office rescinds federal funding freeze memo
The Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget released a new memo Wednesday rescinding a controversial memo issued late Monday that froze a wide swath of federal financial
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.
Federal Funding Freeze Memo Rescinded: White House Clarifies
The White House announced that the Office of Management and Budget's memo on pausing federal assistance programs has been rescinded. However, federal funding freezes enacted by executive orders remain effective,
Trump Administration Rescinds Memo Freezing Financial Assistance Grants
Instead, one of Donald Trump ’s first big moves as president appears to have resulted in an epic climbdown. Just hours earlier on Wednesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the spending freeze,
Nonprofits worry over federal aid freeze as White House retracts memo but maintains orders
The White House has rescinded the memo that put a freeze on federal aid. In a tweet from Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, she said this is "not a rescission of the federal funding freeze, rather a rescission of the memo.
Karoline Leavitt insists 'funding freeze' plan still active after Trump rescinds memo
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted that the Trump administration's plans for a "funding freeze" were still active after the White House rescinded a memo implementing the policy. According to NBC News,
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was pressed for answers about Team Trump's idea for a spending freeze. It didn't ...
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 ...
Karoline Leavitt holds first briefing as Trump's White House press secretary
WASHINGTON— Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made her debut in the White House briefing room where she defended President ...
Live updates: White House to hold first press briefing of Trump presidency
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt is set to make her debut behind the podium as the White House holds its first official news ...
What is the Office of Personnel Management? Trump is relying on this agency to reshape government
President Donald Trump is relying on a relatively obscure federal agency to reshape government. The Office of Personnel ...
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Trump’s ‘Shock and Awe’ Looks More Like Chaos and Confusion
From the funding freeze to the federal-employee buyout, the White House doesn’t seem to know what its own teams are doing.
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The Trump administration has declared a war on words
You can make all kinds of claims and promises when running for office. But once you’re in charge, you have to watch your words. There are consequences and real-life implications for the things you say ...
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OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Confusion by design
On Monday, the White House Office of Management and Budget put out a memorandum, which is not supposed to carry the weight of an appropriation passed into law by Congress, telling federal agencies to ...