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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

White House abruptly backs off Trump's federal funding freeze after lawsuits and outrage

The White House has abruptly rescinded a directive that threatened to freeze billions of dollars in federal assistance.

The notice from the Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday followed a federal judge’s decision that temporarily blocked Donald Trump’s administration from freezing funds across government agencies, with lawsuits accusing the president of brazenly unconstitutional threats to critical funding.

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