The memo dropped late on Monday evening after a weeklong flurry of executive orders from President Donald Trump, and was rescinded less than 48 hours later. But the mandate to pause all federal loans ...

Polls show Americans actually want more spending on education, health care, Social Security, infrastructure and anti-poverty efforts.

The president’s pick for budget chief is on the verge of confirmation amid clashes over a spending freeze and worries about fiscal 2025 appropriations.

While the Trump administration intends to ax funding for initiatives it views as out of step with its priorities, it didn’t mean to blow up funding for a broader suite of programs.

Uncertainty swept the nation this week when the Trump White House introduced a freeze on federal grants and loans, sending organizations across the country scrambling to figure out what would ...

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Thursday she believes that a federal grant assistance freeze now under a court-ordered ...

The White House Office of Management and Budget Jan. 29 rescinded a memo it issued two days earlier directing federal ...

The White House has said that the freeze will not affect funds for small businesses, funds for farmers, Federal Pell Grants, Head Start Services, and rental assistance programs. See a spelling or ...

President Trump signed an executive order calling for a federal "funding freeze," and Matthew J. Vaeth, the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) subsequently issued ...

Verbally blaming Obama, Biden, and diversity programs for a plane crash wasn’t enough: Trump repeated his baseless ...

Consumer sentiment fell in January for the first time in six months, according to U-M survey. What's next as Trump creates ...

Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.