Rep. Scott Fetgatter thanks the administration for clarifying that a funding freeze won't impact social programs.

Early this week when the Trump administration inflicted chaos on Nevada and the nation by announcing a sweeping freeze on federal financial assistance that even the administration couldn’t explain, several Nevada Democratic elected officials condemned Trump’s action.

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Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks will face skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic Senators during their confirmation hearings Thursday. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face his second HHS hearing,

RFK Jr. is back on the Hill for a second day of testimony, this time before a different Senate committee, after a first round that was contentious but saw no GOP defections.

An important footnote in the memo calling for a federal funding freeze exempted Social Security. The White House subsequently walked back the freeze after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order.

The back-and-forth over the freeze order has many LI nonprofits bewildered over whether their federal funds will be cut.

A Victorville nonprofit can breathe a sigh of relief after President Donald Trump's administration rescinded a memo describing a funding freeze.

The White House's Office of Management and Budget has rescinded its memorandum directing federal agencies to temporarily freeze financial assistance programs, after it had resulted in legal challenges

The Trump administration's freeze on federal aid was temporarily blocked by a federal judge. NDSU financial aid and the F-M Area Diversion project are not impacted, but concerns remain for other programs.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, according to two people familiar with the matter.

U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the action Tuesday afternoon, minutes before it was set to go into effect. The administrative stay pauses the freeze until Monday.