The White House budget office has rescinded its controversial freeze on federal financial aid, lifting the pause that would have gone into effect next Monday evening barring court intervention.
The pause on agency funds, which has been subject to an administrative stay until Feb. 3, was lifted in a memo that acting White House budget director Matthew J. Vaeth sent out to agencies on Wednesday rescinding his earlier directive.
The Monday night memo from the Office of Management and Budget put a hold on thousands of agency accounts pending a review and scrubbing by budget officials to ensure compliance with President Donald Trump’s policies. The pause was initially set to go into effect Tuesday at 5 p.m. before a brief stay was granted.
