Alarm as Trump administration pauses all federal spending on grants and loans
Jan 28, 2025
Memo says social security and Medicare are excluded but congressional Democrats express ‘extreme alarm’US politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s second presidential administration has ordered a pause in all grants and loans disbursed by the federal government, potentially upending programs relied upon by millions of Americans.In a two-page internal memo, Matthew Vaeth, Trump’s acting head of the office of management and budget (OMB), instructed all federal agencies to “temporarily pause all activities related to obligations or disbursement of all federal financial assistance”. Continue reading...
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