President Trump's top budget office has directed agencies to pause federal loans and grants so the administration can review them.

A White House order to freeze federal grants reflects a theory of presidential power that Donald Trump clearly endorsed during his 2024 campaign. The approach was further outlined in the Project 2025 governing treatise that candidate Trump furiously denied was a blueprint for his second administration.

In a two-page memo, the Office of Management and Budget ordered all federal agencies to temporarily suspend payments.

The Trump Administration has issued a pause on federal grant, loan and other financial assistance programs. A pause on federal grants, loans and other financial assistance programs at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget has been issued by the Trump Administration.

President Donald Trump’s budget office rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, according to two people familiar with the matter.

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a push from President Donald Trump to pause federal funding while his administration conducts an across-the-board ideological review to uproot progressive initiatives.

The freeze could have wide-ranging implications, with the White House noting that $3 trillion was spent in 2024 on federal assistance programs.