The Trump administration announced Monday night that it would unilaterally pause trillions of dollars in federal funding as it reviews whether programs are “consistent with the President’s policies and requirements.

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has temporarily halted President Trump’s radical plan to freeze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans, even though the money has already been appropriated by Congress.

President Trump’s memo on the freeze specifically mentions funding related to foreign aid, what he calls “Woke Gender Ideology,” and the Green New Deal. The administration said the freeze will not impact assistance such as Social Security, food stamps, and welfare benefits.

including efforts to reduce prescription drug costs for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. “And within two days, in one of the first executive orders, they pull the rug out from under what we did,” Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said.

While the administration insists the funding freeze does not apply to direct payments like Social Security and Medicaid, SNAP benefits are in a gray area. Experts interpret the ambiguous language in the memo as potentially impacting programs administered through state and local governments.

In a news conference Tuesday morning, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said the memo ... later in the afternoon about impacts to Medicaid, a program that provides health insurance ...

and food for those in need," said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). The spending freeze was ordered in a memo from Matthew J. Vaeth, acting director of the OMB. It tells federal ...

A U.S. judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked part of President Donald Trump's sweeping directive to pause federal grants, loans and other financial aid, giving a win to advocacy groups that said it would disrupt programs that serve tens of millions of Americans.

Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee boycotted a meeting Thursday to advance Russell Vought’s nomination to chair the Office of Budget and Management—but of course, Republicans still forged ahead to put his candidacy to a vote.

CNN's Bakari Sellers laid into Democratic leadership over what he said was its feckless response to the first week of President Donald Trump's second term. The post ‘Democrats Suck at This So Bad’: Bakari Sellers Blasts Chuck Schumer and Democratic Leadership first appeared on Mediaite.

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has temporarily halted President Trump’s attempt to freeze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans, including university and nonprofit funding, food assistance,