President Donald Trump issued a memo ordering a freezing of federal funds. After lawsuits and a federal judge issuing an injunction, the memo was rescinded.

The Trump administration has withdrawn a memo that caused significant issues by canceling federal loans and grants—though a spokesperson clarified that this does not mean the decision itself has been reversed.

A White House order to freeze federal grants reflects a theory of presidential power that Donald Trump clearly endorsed during his 2024 campaign. The approach was further outlined in the Project 2025 governing treatise that candidate Trump furiously denied was a blueprint for his second administration.

In a sweeping order that surpasses the scope of dozens of executive orders Trump has signed, his top budget office directed agencies to pause federal grants on Tues

The freeze on hundreds of billions of dollars of federal grants had been temporarily halted by a judge on Tuesday.

Vaeth, acting director for the federal Office of Management and Budget, set out the Trump’s administration’s reasoning for the freeze: “The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism,

An internal memorandum sent on Monday by the Office of Management and Budget ordered federal agencies to pause all grants and loans.