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.
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.
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President Donald Trump’s budget office has rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country
'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.
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 payments.
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.
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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 ...
White House rescinded funding memo after GOP senators ‘hit the ceiling’
The White House budget office rescinded a memo ordering a broad freeze on federal grants and loans after Republican senators ...
Parents in Echo Park raise concerns over potential effects of decreased federal funding on Head Start programs
Parents of students at a Head Start school in Echo Park are raising their concerns over the Trump administration's potential ...
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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 ...
Despite chaos over Trump White House’s funding pause, FAFSA forms and student loans still available
A temporary freeze imposed briefly this week by the White House on federal grants and loans left many students wondering ...
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.
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 ...