The full extent of the order was not immediately clear, but the directive sent to government agencies on Monday threatened to paralyze a vast swath of federal programs.
President Donald Trump’s administration issued a memo Monday ordering all federal assistance to be temporarily paused, as Trump and his allies have argued he can block government funds that Congress has already authorized, despite a federal law forbidding it.
Donald Trump promised to do everything he could to challenge a Nixon-era impoundment law. The OMB's grant freeze is likely just the first step.
President Donald Trump's order to pause all federal grants and loans sowed widespread confusion on Tuesday over its impact on far-reaching programs such as Medicaid, sending nonprofits and government agencies scrambling to understand its scope and prompting immediate legal challenges.
The average cost to ICE to deport a single person during the Biden administration was about $10,500, sources told NBC News.
An order by President Donald Trump freezes potentially trillions of dollars of grants and loans, but Congressional leaders and legal experts say the move is against the law.
President Donald Trump’s dramatic pause of federal grants and loans is queuing up a Supreme Court showdown over the Constitution that will test the court’s recently muscular commitment to curb executive power.
State and congressional leaders in West Virginia are monitoring a now-paused temporary federal freeze in grants and aid that could have short-term and lasting effects on the state general revenue budget.
A judge has postponed a Trump administration pause on grant, loan and other financial assistance programs at the Office of Management and Budget.
A federal judge Tuesday blocked President Trump’s administration from halting federal funds after a day filled with chaos as Gov. Ned Lamont and other top officials scrambled to learn the
The federal government fell into chaos Tuesday as officials braced for potential interruptions to programs that range from protecting food safety to responding to natural disasters.