Which Federal Programs Are Under Scrutiny? The Budget Office Named 2,600 of Them.
The Trump administration ordered temporary freezes in funding for programs spanning virtually every part of the government.
From Medicaid to student loans, scope of Trump budget gambit leaves Americans scrambling
The memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget said that the hold would not impact Medicare, Social Security ...
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White House pauses federal grants, other programs implicated by executive orders; OMB says Medicare and Medicaid not affected by pause
The White House Office of Management and Budget late Jan. 27 issued a memo directing federal agencies to temporarily pause federal grants, loans and other financial assistance programs implicated by ...
Trump claims budget-slashing is popular. These polls disagree.
Trump claims he has a "mandate" to slash budgets, but polls show Americans want more spending on education, health care, ...
Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system
A top Treasury career staffer, David A. Lebryk, announced his retirement. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.
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Administration rescinds memo pausing federal grants, loans and other financial assistance programs
The White House Office of Management and Budget Jan. 29 rescinded a memo it issued two days earlier directing federal ...
Musk pushes out top Treasury official over effort to access US government payment system: report
Musk reportedly sought to access the system responsible for paying Social Security benefits and federal contracts ...
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Federal Funding Freeze: Should Institutions and Government Contractors Prepare for the Worst?
On January 28, 2025, reporters uncovered that President Trump’s pick to head the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued ...