The Trump administration’s expansive freeze on federal grants and other executive spending roiled Washington on Tuesday, drawing howls from Democrats — and a few well-placed Republicans ...

that the White House said were not intended to be impacted by the freeze. Capping a frenetic day, a federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from imposing the sweeping ...

A federal judge blocked President Trump’s plan to freeze federal aid just minutes before it was set to go into effect late Tuesday afternoon. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan said she was ...

A federal judge has halted President Donald Trump’s freeze on federal aid programs ... issues to be addressed on a more orderly time frame.” ...

Medicare and Social Security benefits were excluded from the freeze. Trump signed a slew of executive orders on Monday while addressing Republican lawmakers at a retreat at Trump National Doral Miami.

President Donald Trump's administration said the freeze would not affect federal assistance to individuals, such as Social Security, Medicare, food stamps, student loans and scholarships.

A federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration's freeze on federal grants and loans, minutes before the wide-reaching directive was set to go into effect A federal judge has ...