Trump implemented the hiring freeze on Inauguration Day. AP. The president implemented the hiring freeze on Jan. 20, the first day of his second term, as part of an effort to trim the size of ...

White House Budget Freeze Tried to Flip Script on Busted Budget Process Presidents from both parties, including Trump, have let the budget grow and grow. The White House is trying to make changes ...

WASHINGTON—A White House freeze on potentially hundreds of billions of dollars in government “financial assistance” was set to go into effect at 5 p.m. Tuesday. But the White House initially ...

The freeze, which the president initially ordered on Jan. 20, prevents the hiring of civilian employees at federal agencies for either vacancies or new positions.

What we know so far about the White House rescinding its funding memo 04:23. Washington — The White House Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday walked back a memo that ordered a freeze on ...

The White House Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday rescinded a memo that froze federal grants and loans and created widespread confusion this week. “OMB Memorandum M-25-13 is rescinded ...

Hours before the White House rescinded the freeze, Rep. Tom Emmer (Minnesota), the No. 3 Republican in the House, called coverage of the OMB’s order “the first ridiculous media hoax of 2025.” ...

He served as president of the White House Correspondents’ Association in 2016-2017, leading the press corps in advocating for press freedom in the early days of the Trump administration.

The order to freeze some funding at more than a dozen agencies comes in advance of a budget spending “deferrals” package that the White House plans to send Congress.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed the Medicaid website portal outage on Tuesday, which followed President Donald Trump’s order the night before to freeze federal grants.

The White House reversed its proposed domestic aid freeze due to legal challenges. Trump's administration aims to eliminate funding for programs he opposes, despite legal uncertainty.