On Wednesday, the Trump administration walked back the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) memo regarding the federal aid freeze announced earlier.
The White House Office of Management and Budget has rescinded the federal aid freeze, according to a memo obtained by CNN from a Trump administration official.
“OMB Memorandum M-25-13 is rescinded. If you have questions about implementing the President’s Executive Orders, please contact your agency General Counsel,” the memo reads.
The White House budget office had ordered the pause on federal grants and loans, according to an internal memorandum sent Monday, which unleashed confusion and anxiety even as the White House said it was not as sweeping an order as it appeared.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, in a post on X, notes that this was only the rescinding of the OMB memo and that President…
