President Donald Trump's administration has unveiled a roughly 400-page proposal that would give the White House far greater authority over billions of dollars in federal grants across the United States, with the blueprint released on Friday outlining new political criteria that funding recipients would need to meet before receiving government support.
The Trump administration has repeatedly sought to reshape how federal money is distributed since returning to office, arguing that taxpayer-funded programmes should align more closely with presidential priorities. Those efforts have already faced resistance from Congress and legal challenges in the courts, where critics have questioned whether the executive branch can exert such sweeping control over funds that lawmakers have already authorised.
