By Meryl Kornfield, Patrick Svitek, Alec Dent · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The opposition party claimed an early win in Donald Trump’s second term Wednesday after his administration rescinded an order freezing federal grants that caused widespread confusion. It came after Democrats in Congress banded together to raise alarm about the order, arguably their most cohesive moment of […]
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Democrats’ spending freeze block a ‘small victory’ in a ‘long war’
By Meryl Kornfield, Patrick Svitek, Alec Dent · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The opposition party claimed an early win in Donald Trump’s second term Wednesday after his administration rescinded an order freezing federal grants that caused widespread confusion. It came after Democrats in Congress banded together to raise alarm about the order, arguably their most cohesive moment of […]
Trump White House reverses course, rescinds freeze on federal grants
By Jeff Stein, Tony Romm · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The White House budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing federal grants, according to a copy of a new memo obtained by The Washington Post, after the administration’s move to halt spending earlier this week provoked a backlash. In a memo dated Wednesday and distributed to […]
Trump White House reverses course, rescinds freeze on federal grants
By Jeff Stein, Tony Romm · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The White House budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing federal grants, according to a copy of a new memo obtained by The Washington Post, after the administration’s move to halt spending earlier this week provoked a backlash. In a memo dated Wednesday and distributed to […]
Trump spending freeze upends Washington, triggering legal threats and delays
By Tony Romm, Jeff Stein, Jacob Bogage, Emily Davies · The Washington Post (c) 2025 A day after the Trump administration announced a sweeping freeze on federal spending, the U.S. government on Tuesday found itself mired in confusion and chaos, as officials around the country raced to limit the interruptions to programs that fund schools, provide housing and ensure low-income […]
Trump spending freeze upends Washington, triggering legal threats and delays
By Tony Romm, Jeff Stein, Jacob Bogage, Emily Davies · The Washington Post (c) 2025 A day after the Trump administration announced a sweeping freeze on federal spending, the U.S. government on Tuesday found itself mired in confusion and chaos, as officials around the country raced to limit the interruptions to programs that fund schools, provide housing and ensure low-income […]
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
By Jeff Stein, Jacob Bogage, Emily Davies · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The White House budget office is ordering a pause to all grants and loans disbursed by the federal government, according to an internal memo sent to agencies Monday, creating significant confusion across Washington. In a two-page document, Matthew J. Vaeth, the acting director of the White […]
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
By Jeff Stein, Jacob Bogage, Emily Davies · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The White House budget office is ordering a pause to all grants and loans disbursed by the federal government, according to an internal memo sent to agencies Monday, creating significant confusion across Washington. In a two-page document, Matthew J. Vaeth, the acting director of the White […]
Trump order targets transgender troops and ‘radical gender ideology’
By Dan Lamothe, Missy Ryan, Alex Horton · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President Donald Trump on Monday night issued an executive order targeting transgender service members and an array of other people, saying that the U.S. military has been “afflicted with radical gender ideology to appease activists” and that “many mental and physical health conditions are incompatible with […]
Trump order targets transgender troops and ‘radical gender ideology’
By Dan Lamothe, Missy Ryan, Alex Horton · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President Donald Trump on Monday night issued an executive order targeting transgender service members and an array of other people, saying that the U.S. military has been “afflicted with radical gender ideology to appease activists” and that “many mental and physical health conditions are incompatible with […]