By Steve Holland, Andy Sullivan and David Morgan
President Donald Trump’s White House ordered a pause in all federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday, a sweeping decision that could disrupt education and health care programs, housing assistance, disaster relief and a host of other initiatives that depend on billions of federal dollars.
In a memo on Monday, the acting head of the Office of Management and Budget, which oversees the federal budget, said the money would be put on hold while the Trump administration reviews grants and loans to ensure they are aligned with the Republican president’s priorities, including executive orders he signed last week ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
The OMB memo said Tuesday’s freeze included any money intended “for foreign aid” and for “nongovernmental organizations,” among other categories.
The White House said the pause would not impact Social Security or Medicare payments or “assistance provided directly
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