The White House’s Office of Management and Budget sent this document to government agencies listing about 2,600 programs that were under review.
The Trump administration ordered temporary freezes in funding for programs spanning virtually every part of the government. Here’s the full list.
President Donald Trump is relying on a relatively obscure federal agency to reshape government. The Office of Personnel Management was created in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter and is the equivalent of the government's human resources departent.
A memo that paused federal grants and loans briefly put tens of millions of dollars in local funding for housing, public works and more in jeopardy.
The acting budget director directed federal agencies to ensure that grants and programs are aligned with the Trump administration's priorities.
When the White House budget office released a memo this week that instructed all federal agencies to cease spending on any financial assistance programs pending internal review, the fate of the nation's largest public health insurance program was propelled into question.
The Trump’s administration’s Office of Management and Budget released a memo Wednesday rescinding a controversial order that froze a wide swath of federal financial assistance, which had paralyzed many federal programs and caused a huge uproar on Capitol Hill.
The panel voted 11-0 to move Vought’s nomination to the floor — a vote made up entirely of Republicans, as Democrats announced earlier that they would be boycotting the meeting.
The immediate impact for the medical sciences is unclear, but the symbolism is “very chilling,” one commentator says.
Rep. Scott Fetgatter thanks the administration for clarifying that a funding freeze won't impact social programs.