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

White House regroups as funding freeze chaos recalls first term’s travel ban. Democrats declared victory for blunting Trump’s momentum while the White House insisted it isn’t backing down.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 on Monday ordered a pause on federal grants and loans, according to a memo, but the Department of Education said the freeze will not affect student loans or financial aid for college.

The White House Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday rescinded a memo that froze federal grants and loans and created widespread confusion this week. “OMB Memorandum M-25-13 is rescinded ...

White House Abruptly Rescinds Federal Funding Freeze Just hours before it was set to take effect, U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan issued the order, delaying implementation until at least Feb. 3 ...

The White House is claiming the Wednesday move by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rescinding a controversial order that froze a wide swath of federal financial assistance is not… ...

The Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants and loans set off confusion nationwide. Some states had trouble accessing funds that were not put on hold.