A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has temporarily halted President Trump’s attempt to freeze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans, including university and nonprofit funding, food assistance,

The Trump administration announced Monday night that it would unilaterally pause trillions of dollars in federal funding as it reviews whether programs are “consistent with the President’s policies and requirements.

On a call with Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, six Democratic governors pushed him to slow down the confirmation of President Trump’s nominees and to do more to block his agenda.

President Trump’s memo on the freeze specifically mentions funding related to foreign aid, what he calls “Woke Gender Ideology,” and the Green New Deal. The administration said the freeze will not impact assistance such as Social Security, food stamps, and welfare benefits.

While the administration insists the funding freeze does not apply to direct payments like Social Security and Medicaid, SNAP benefits are in a gray area. Experts interpret the ambiguous language in the memo as potentially impacting programs administered through state and local governments.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the medical aid website would be back online "shortly", after a sweeping memo ordered federal agencies to freeze funding.

President Donald Trump's order to pause all federal grants and loans sowed widespread confusion on Tuesday over its impact on far-reaching programs such as Medicaid, sending nonprofits and government agencies scrambling to understand its scope and prompting immediate legal challenges.

Concern is growing among Democrats after President Donald Trump reversed some of the former president’s executive orders, including efforts to reduce prescription drug costs for Medicare and

President Donald Trump has found a fight that he does not want to pick after backlash to his sweeping freeze on federal aid threatened to consume the start of his second term. In less than 48 hours, the Office of Management and Budget issued and then rescinded a memorandum that instructed departments to pause all

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.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – In a surprising twist, the White House has walked back its memo that would have frozen federal grants and loans. The administration says the move does not halt its intent to scrutinize federal spending.