Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee boycotted a meeting Thursday to advance Russell Vought’s nomination to chair the Office of Budget and Management—but of course, Republicans still forged ahead to put his candidacy to a vote.

CNN's Bakari Sellers laid into Democratic leadership over what he said was its feckless response to the first week of President Donald Trump's second term. The post ‘Democrats Suck at This So Bad’: Bakari Sellers Blasts Chuck Schumer and Democratic Leadership first appeared on Mediaite.

The Trump administration announced Monday night that it would unilaterally pause trillions of dollars in federal funding as it reviews whether programs are “consistent with the President’s policies and requirements.

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has temporarily halted President Trump’s attempt to freeze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans, including university and nonprofit funding, food assistance,

On a call with Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, six Democratic governors pushed him to slow down the confirmation of President Trump’s nominees and to do more to block his agenda.

President Trump’s memo on the freeze specifically mentions funding related to foreign aid, what he calls “Woke Gender Ideology,” and the Green New Deal. The administration said the freeze will not impact assistance such as Social Security, food stamps, and welfare benefits.

While the administration insists the funding freeze does not apply to direct payments like Social Security and Medicaid, SNAP benefits are in a gray area. Experts interpret the ambiguous language in the memo as potentially impacting programs administered through state and local governments.

President Donald Trump has found a fight that he does not want to pick after backlash to his sweeping freeze on federal aid threatened to consume the start of his second term. In less than 48 hours, the Office of Management and Budget issued and then rescinded a memorandum that instructed departments to pause all

The move comes after the order sparked widespread criticism and confusion. A federal district judge had temporarily paused the freeze.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – In a surprising twist, the White House has walked back its memo that would have frozen federal grants and loans. The administration says the move does not halt its intent to scrutinize federal spending.

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