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Head Start and Medicaid providers hit glitches as Trump freezes federal money
As the White House paused federal grants and loans in a far-reaching executive order, early childhood education centers and states discovered Tuesday they could no longer access money they rely on to provide care for some of the nation’s neediest families and children.
Head Start advocates in WA address ‘chaos’ of federal funding freeze
A federal funding freeze ordered by President Trump has been walked back, leaving families scrambling for answers, and services like Washington's Head Start program unable to give them answers.
Inside 45 hours of chaos: The brief life and quick death of Trump’s federal spending freeze
The withdrawal of the federal freeze was a stunning about-face for President Donald Trump’s White House, which has so far pushed the envelope to reshape the federal government in Trump’s mold, sowing chaos and confusion that comes with firing career civil servants, pausing foreign aid programs and offering federal workers a buyout.
'Total chaos': Head Start programs in Wisconsin left scrambling after federal grant freeze
The White House said Head Start should not be affected by the federal freeze, but local programs are scrambling to stay open amid payment glitches.
Trump White House tries to clarify confusion over abrupt federal assistance freeze
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, during her first press briefing, faced a barrage of questions on the administration's freeze on federal aid programs.
Head Start and other services for low-income families hit glitches as Trump freezes federal money
As President Donald Trump paused federal grants and loans in a far-reaching directive, early childhood education centers and states discovered Tuesday they could no longer access money they rely on to provide care for some of the nation's neediest families and children.
White House blames "outage" for locking out Medicaid, Head Start, health centers from funding site
The online system for federal health funding warned of delays due to executive orders after the Trump administration announced a freeze.
White House Rescinds Order Freezing Federal Grants After Widespread Confusion
Officials said the decision to halt loans and grants was necessary to ensure spending complies with recent executive orders.
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'We're just all stunned': Families scramble after Head Start pause in Waukesha
The head of the program said the system they use to access federal funds is not working. Hundreds of kids in Waukesha were ...
Trump White House rescinds memo freezing federal money after widespread confusion
President Donald Trump’s budget office has rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it ...
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in ...
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Waukesha Head Start program shuts down over funding fears, system lockout
The shutdown impacts about 65 staff members and more than 300 kids enrolled in the free early childhood education program on ...
White House Budget Freeze Tried to Flip Script on Busted Budget Process
Presidents from both parties, including Trump, have let the budget grow and grow. The White House is trying to make changes ...
White House defends freezing funds as 'reasonable' while Democrats express 'extreme alarm'
The order is "a potential five-alarm fire" for organizations that serve communities, nonprofit group executive says.