White House Pauses All Federal Grants

“The White House budget office is ordering a pause to all grants and loans disbursed by the federal government, according to an internal memo sent to agencies Monday, creating significant confusion across Washington,” the Washington Post reports.

“The memo also calls for each agency to perform a ‘comprehensive analysis’ to ensure its grant and loan programs are consistent with President Donald Trump’s executive orders, which aimed to ban federal diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and limit clean energy spending, among other measures.”