VA benefits won't be halted under White House funding freeze order
White House officials said VA financial assistance programs do not violate rules banning diversity and inclusion efforts.
White House Revokes Spending Freeze in the Face of Legal Challenges
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.
Balance of Power: White House Reverses Spending Freeze
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White House rescinds order freezing federal grants and loans
The freeze on hundreds of billions of dollars of federal grants had been temporarily halted by a judge on Tuesday.
White House rolls back its federal grant freeze
The White House's pause on federal grants and loans appears to be over. A memo sent by Matthew J. Vaeth at the Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday, January 29, and addressed to the heads of executive departments and agencies,
Maddow Blog | White House spending freeze sparks talk of a ‘constitutional crisis’
We have a constitutional crisis,” Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley said of Team Trump's latest scheme. It's worth appreciating what the label means.
Confusion Rises as White House Rescinds Federal Funding Freeze
Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the Agriculture Department, had told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House fired her Friday. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Wednesday he plans to veto a Republican-sponsored immigration bill that was passed by the Florida Legislature this week,
White House, Army field questions following airliner collision
As President Donald Trump briefed reporters Thursday on the midair collision between an Army helicopter and regional ...
Va. Gov. Youngkin says voters asked for Trump disruption as fallout continues
Virginia’s governor has become a close ally of Trump and defended his plan to freeze federal spending as other officials ...
Va. Gov. Youngkin’s office knew about temporary suspension of federal aid portals, memo shows
As Gov. Glenn Youngkin was assuring Virginians on Tuesday that direct federal aid would not be suspended as part of the Trump ...
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White House collects lists of federal DEI office employees as punishments begin
Agencies are starting to take action against DEI-tasked employees and pass lists of those workers on to OPM and the White ...
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VA places 60 staff on leave after shutting down DEI offices
At least 60 Veterans Affairs employees have been placed on administrative leave following the closure of multiple diversity, ...
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More than 300k VA health jobs exempted from White House hiring freeze
Veterans Affairs officials issued guidance Thursday exempting more than 300,000 department health care posts from the White House’s federal hiring freeze, labeling them as essen ...
Then and now: What has changed as Trump returns to the White House
When Donald Trump arrived in Washington in 2017 on the eve of his first inauguration, he was a stranger to most in town.
Lawmakers express worries about 'complex airspace' after deadly D.C. collision
Last year, senators from Virginia and Maryland sounded the alarm over congestion in the skies above Washington.