The unexpected memo left agencies scrambling to understand which programs were affected and how they should respond.

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general announced legal action against the White House budget office Tuesday over its directive to freeze federal assistance while reviewing whether

At least three U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday healthcare providers were blocked from the Medicaid payment portal after the Trump administration announced a federal funding pause, even as the White House said the program was exempted.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt vehemently defended the administration’s sweeping freeze on federal aid, arguing Tuesday in her first press briefing that it was critical to scrutinize the scope of the government’s spending.

The move represented the new president’s most audacious effort yet to disrupt the nation’s spending priorities.

The order is "a potential five-alarm fire" for organizations that serve communities, nonprofit group executive says.

Nutrition programs that deliver food assistance to millions of U.S. families will not be affected by a White House pause on federal grants and loans, a senior official said on Tuesday. The White House

Presidents from both parties, including Trump, have let the budget grow and grow. The White House is trying to make changes on its own.