VA benefits won't be halted under White House funding freeze order
White House officials said VA financial assistance programs do not violate rules banning diversity and inclusion efforts.
White House Revokes Spending Freeze in the Face of Legal Challenges
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration pulled back a proposed spending freeze that threatened to disrupt hundreds of billions of dollars in aid to U.S. programs, a White House official said on Wednesday.
Balance of Power: White House Reverses Spending Freeze
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Federal Funding Freeze: How White House Order Could Affect VA
Officials have raised concerns about the uncertainty of a federal funding freeze on some federal assistance programs.
White House rescinds order freezing federal grants and loans
The freeze on hundreds of billions of dollars of federal grants had been temporarily halted by a judge on Tuesday.
White House rolls back its federal grant freeze
The White House's pause on federal grants and loans appears to be over. A memo sent by Matthew J. Vaeth at the Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday, January 29, and addressed to the heads of executive departments and agencies,
Maddow Blog | White House spending freeze sparks talk of a ‘constitutional crisis’
We have a constitutional crisis,” Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley said of Team Trump's latest scheme. It's worth appreciating what the label means.
Confusion Rises as White House Rescinds Federal Funding Freeze
Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the Agriculture Department, had told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House fired her Friday. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Wednesday he plans to veto a Republican-sponsored immigration bill that was passed by the Florida Legislature this week,
Va. Gov. Youngkin says voters asked for Trump disruption as fallout continues
Virginia’s governor has become a close ally of Trump and defended his plan to freeze federal spending as other officials ...
HCPS superintendent responds to White House education memo naming school division
A White House fact sheet on “indoctrination in America’s schools” directly identified Harrisonburg City Public Schools, and both the school division and its superintendent, Michael Richards, have ...
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White House collects lists of federal DEI office employees as punishments begin
Agencies are starting to take action against DEI-tasked employees and pass lists of those workers on to OPM and the White ...
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VA, DOD oversight questioned after Trump inspector general firings
The top watchdogs for the Defense Department and Department of Veterans Affairs were among the individuals dismissed by Trump ...
Then and now: What has changed as Trump returns to the White House
When Donald Trump arrived in Washington in 2017 on the eve of his first inauguration, he was a stranger to most in town.
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Unclear how federal hiring freeze affects Hampton VA Medical Center
More than 300,000 Department of Veterans Affairs health care jobs are exempt from the White House’s federal hiring freeze, ...