The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending

Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders as he looks to shake up the federal government during his second term in the White House. He has ordered workers back to the office; called on federal agencies to get rid of diversity, equity and inclusion programs; and warned employees to report efforts to disguise such programs or face consequences.

The Trump administration reversed its policy to freeze grants and loans while officials evaluated whether spending met the president's priorities.

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.

President Donald Trump’s budget office has rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country

The Trump administration has rescinded a plan for a sweeping pause on federal grants and loans totaling potentially trillions of dollars after it was temporarily blocked by a federal judge