Austin leaders relieved after Trump administration rescinds federal funding freeze memo
“Losing federal support would devastate our community, jeopardize critical projects, and harm our most vulnerable Austinites,” Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said in a statement shared to social media Wednesday afternoon, adding that he was thankful the White House memo outlining the freeze had been rescinded.
Federal grant freeze memo rescinded but White House says executive order remains in effect
The White House confirmed that OMB pulled the memo Wednesday in a two-sentence notice sent to agencies and departments, but said that Trump's underlying executive orders targeting federal spending in areas like diversity, equity and inclusion and climate change, remained in place.
White House response adds to confusion on federal funding freeze
A new OMB memo appeared to say the freeze was reversed, but the White House said only the original memo was rescinded not the freeze itself.
Trump White House rescinds freeze memo on federal grants, ending feud with Congress
The Trump administration reversed its policy to freeze grants and loans while officials evaluated whether spending met the president's priorities.
Trump White House Rescinds Order Freezing Federal Grants After Widespread Confusion
President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country,
Trump offers buyouts to U.S. federal workers as judge blocks his grants, loans freeze
The White House began offering buyouts worth seven months of salary to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs. The move is the latest effort to overhaul the U.S. government by Trump, whose recent proposal to pause federal grants and loans was blocked by a federal judge.
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Austin failed to tell Congress or White House about his health problems as required, report says
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Defense Secretary Austin’s secrecy around his hospitalizations increased the risks to national security, watchdog says
The secrecy surrounding Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s hospitalizations in late 2023 and early 2024 “increased ...
Federal funding key for many Austin projects
The Trump administration's dizzying effort to curb federal spending leaves plenty of unknowns about how much money might be ...
Pentagon inspector general faults Austin for hospitalization secrecy
The investigation details exasperation among key aides to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as he refused to disclose the extent of his medical crisis last year.
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Who is Karoline Leavitt? Youngest White House press secretary
The 27-year-old will make her debut as the White House press secretary in the briefing room Tuesday afternoon. Here’s what ...