Inside 45 Hours of Chaos

“The Trump administration’s biggest swing at radically reshaping federal spending lasted just under 45 hours,” CNN reports.

“A sweeping freeze on trillions in federal spending for grants and loans, issued Monday night by the White House budget office to federal agencies without fanfare, sparked outrage and confusion – even among fellow Republicans. The impact touched all corners of the country, with state Medicaid funding portals briefly shuttered and programs like Meals on Wheels and Head Start scrambling to figure out if they were about to lose their funding.”

Politico: Trump went for shock and awe. Now he’s mopping up.