White House orders freeze on ‘financial assistance,’ unleashing anger, confusion, lawsuit
California will help lead a coalition of states in suing to block a White House budget office order halting "all federal financial assistance."
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White House ‘aware’ of Medicaid portal outage as funding freeze sparks confusion
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the medical aid website would be back online "shortly", after a sweeping memo ordered federal agencies to freeze funding.
White House: Food stamps and Medicare will not be affected in federal aid freeze
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Social Security, Medicare and food stamps would not be affected by the decision to freeze federal aid. NBC News’ Sahil Kapur reports on the Trump administration’s first White House press briefing and whether Medicaid could be among the programs affected.
WH says food stamps, welfare exempt from federal benefit pause
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday (January 28) said that food stamps and welfare benefits will not be affected by President Donald Trump's pause on grant, loan and other financial assistance programs.
Reporters ask Trump’s White House press secretary about federal aid freeze
Karoline Leavitt, President Trump’s White House Press Secretary, hosted the first press briefing of Trump’s second term. Reporters asked Leavitt about Trump’s decision to freeze federal aid and grants.
Trump White House tries to clarify confusion over abrupt federal assistance freeze
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, during her first press briefing, faced a barrage of questions on the administration's freeze on federal aid programs.
Trump’s Funding Pause Is Not “Across-the-Board” Freeze, White House Says
President Donald Trump’s administration rushed to clarify a memo pausing federal grants, loans, and financial assistance, saying that the instructions from the White House budget office were not intended as an “across-the-board” freeze.
White House press secretary says all illegal immigrants arrested are criminals: 'That's exactly what they are'
All illegal immigrants that have been arrested by immigration authorities in recent days are criminal, White House press ...
All federal grants and loan disbursement paused by White House
The White House budget office has ordered a pause on all federal grants and loans, according to an internal memorandum sent ...
White House defends freezing funds as 'reasonable' while Democrats express 'extreme alarm'
The order is "a potential five-alarm fire" for organizations that serve communities, nonprofit group executive says.
White House press secretary defends Trump's firing of inspectors general
Trump's firings of the Senate-confirmed inspectors general included officials at Defense, State, Transportation, Labor, ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: White House confirms outage of Medicaid portal
"The White House is aware of the Medicaid website portal outage," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in an X ...
Melania Trump's Official White House Portrait Sparks Mixed Reactions Online
Melania Trump became the First Lady of the United States for the second time on Monday, January 20, and just like her first ...
White House pauses federal grants, loans
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the pause on federal financial assistance will not include food stamps ...
White House says New Jersey drones that caused hysteria were ‘not the enemy’
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said reported drone sightings that sparked panic in New Jersey last month were ...
White House Reacts to Rising Egg Prices and Shortages
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shifted the blame of inflation on goods to former President Biden's ...
Karoline Leavitt, youngest White House press secretary, will make her debut in the briefing room
WASHINGTON (AP) — Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to serve as White House press secretary, will make her debut in the ...
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Legal battle looms as Trump orders a funding freeze during a review of federal loans and grants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending, causing ...