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Texas cities, counties, higher education institutions and nonprofits clambered Tuesday to gauge the potential fallout from the suspension, later blocked temporarily by a federal judge.

White House press secretary faces uncertainty over Medicaid impact from federal funding freeze.

“The mere suggestion of such a pause will cause panic.”

The White House rescinded a pause on all Federal grants and loans after an outcry, but the short-lived action shined a light on what could come in the future.

President Trump's administration instructed federal assistance agencies to halt the expenditure of all grants and loans besides those that provide direct funding to individuals needing assistance.

The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending

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The Office of Management and Budget on Tuesday morning sent out instructions to agencies for complying with a massive federal funding freeze.

This freeze will affect a wide range of initiatives, including domestic infrastructure projects, energy programs, diversity-related efforts, and foreign aid. However, Social Security and Medicare benefits are exempt from this pause, as are any forms of "assistance provided directly to individuals."

President Donald Trump's budget office on Monday ordered all federal agencies to temporarily block disbursement of grants and loans.

Monday, President Trump issued an Executive Order, "Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship"; it reads, in relevant part:… The post Trump Executive Order on "Ending Federal Censorship": Free Speech, Private Power, and Government Power Following Murthy v. Missouri appeared first on Reason.com.