As director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought plans to implement the most critical parts of the new Trump agenda.
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White House rescission of federal aid freeze memo kicks off confusion and court scrutiny
White House budget office rescinds memo ordering funding freeze after chaos
The White House memo issued late Monday led to chaos and confusion as to what programs would be impacted by the freeze.
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White House Budget Office Orders Pause in All Federal Loans and Grants
The OMB has paused federal funding for various programs, impacting New York City. Mayor Adams is addressing the issue, noting critical services and tax contributions are at stake.
Washington state on Tuesday joined 21 other states in suing the administration of President Donald Trump over the Office of Management and Budget sending a memo to federal agencies Monday night directing them to “temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance.
Russell Vought has signaled he hopes to slash spending — and push the limits of presidential power to achieve Trump’s agenda.
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Washington has joined 21 other states in a lawsuit seeking to block the federal government from freezing billions in federal funding of an array of state programs including ones centered on education,
Washington joined 22 states in legal action against a Trump administration directive to freeze federal financial assistance, which could impact vital state programs.
Donald Trump’s embrace of the unitary executive theory inches closer to the “very definition of tyranny” that James Madison warned against.
The pause was set to begin Tuesday at 5 p.m., according to an Office of Management and Budget memo independently viewed by FedScoop.
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President Donald Trump is relying on a relatively obscure federal agency to reshape government. The Office of Personnel Management was created in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter and is the equivalent of the government's human resources departent.
The order that froze trillions of dollars of federal grants and loans was published without vetting by key officials in the White House.
One of the most visible signs of how President Donald Trump is trying to reshape the federal government is his call for federal employees to return to the office full-time. On his first day, Trump signed an executive order that called for an end to remote work and later that week, agencies were instructed to end their telework policies.
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