Court temporarily blocks Trump's spending freeze; government's top watchdog is reviewing whether it is legal
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Trump's widespread freeze of many federal grants, loans and assistance programs just minutes before it was set to take effect.
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump's pause on federal aid spending
A federal district judge on Tuesday granted an administrative stay in a case challenging the Trump administration’s planned freeze of federal aid, pausing the plan for a week and setting a hearing for further arguments next Monday morning.
Why is Trump administration pausing federal grants, loans? What to know amid spending freeze in Tennessee
The Trump administration has paused federal grants and loans to review agency programs and determine the best uses of funding for programs consistent with the law and Trump's priorities, Reuters reported. Agencies are required to identify legally mandated actions or assistance programs before completing an analysis.
Explainer-Trump's spending pause and its legality
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Monday issued a sweeping directive to federal agencies to temporarily pause billions of dollars of spending on health care, housing assistance and disaster relief.
Judge blocks Trump’s spending freeze
A federal judge has halted President Donald Trump’s freeze on federal aid programs, ruling that the courts need more time to consider the potentially far-reaching ramifications of his order. Minutes before the directive from Trump’s budget office was to take effect Tuesday,
Explainer-Does Trump Administration's Spending Pause Violate US Law?
President Donald Trump's administration on Monday issued a sweeping directive to federal agencies to temporarily pause billions of dollars of spending on health care, housing assistance and disaster relief.
Trump aid freeze stirs chaos before it is blocked in court
The Trump administration said programs delivering benefits directly to Americans would not be affected. But Democratic Senator Ron Wyden said his office had confirmed that doctors in all 50 states were not able to secure payments from Medicaid.
Trump’s spending freeze sets up a future possible Supreme Court showdown over presidential power
President Donald Trump’s dramatic pause of federal grants and loans is queuing up a Supreme Court showdown over the ...
How the Trump Administration Is Scrutinizing Federal Spending
A sweeping directive from the Office of Management and Budget requires federal agencies to subject hundreds of grant programs ...
Can Trump freeze spending? The procedural law that limits presidents' power to withhold funding
The Impoundment Control Act is a procedural law for how the president can withhold funds in certain specific circumstances ...
Trump Halts Trillions In Government Spending on Loans and Grants—What You Need to Know
An order by President Donald Trump freezes potentially trillions of dollars of grants and loans, but Congressional leaders ...
Trump’s federal spending freeze jeopardizes Cleveland’s lakefront project, money for police
Federal dollars meant for everything from Cleveland's lakefront projects to paying Cleveland's officers was put into jeopardy ...
Trump spending freeze imperils Minnesota police, farmers and cancer patients, governor says
A Trump administration spending freeze directly imperils $1.9 billion in monthly federal spending in Minnesota, nearly $23 ...
White House tries to clarify Trump federal spending freeze as confusion spreads
The federal government fell into chaos Tuesday as officials braced for potential interruptions to programs that range from ...
DeepSeek defense: Microsoft earnings will offer new chance to detail AI capital spending plans
Reporting quarterly earnings Wednesday afternoon, it will be tough for Microsoft to avoid the issue of the AI breakthroughs ...
Spending showdown: Republicans will need to corral votes – but they haven't asked, yet
One of Washington's biggest untold stories right now is Congress' inaction on a "topline" spending number for the rest of the ...