Democrats urge Trump to halt freezes on VA hires and federal funds for veterans community services
Democrats harshly criticized President Donald Trump’s plan to invoke a federal freeze on filling vacancies and adding jobs for non-clinical positions at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Trump 'unleashed chaos’ with federal funding freeze, says top Oversight Committee Democrat
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) joins Meet the Press NOW to react to the uncertainty and confusion about the Trump administration’s memo temporarily pausing federal funding.
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration Freeze on Federal Grants and Loans
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars
Donald Trump's Freeze on Federal Grants and Loans Halted by Judge
Federal agencies have been instructed to assess their financial aid programs to determine which ones might be impacted.
Trump's funding freeze creates widespread confusion
A White House memo set off a flurry of panic across nonprofit groups, who said they were unable to access federal government systems used to withdraw funds.
Lawmakers say Trump's federal grant freeze threatens to make them irrelevant
For now, the Democratic resistance on Capitol Hill against Trump's grant freeze appears to be taking the form of protest votes.
Legal battle looms as Trump orders a funding freeze during a review of federal loans and grants
The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting Tuesday as President Donald Trump's administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending, causing confusion and panic among organizations that rely on Washington for their financial lifeline.
Democrats on Virginia House panel nix Trump-inspired ‘no tax on tips’
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has proposed making Virginia the first state to deliver a no-tax-on-tips policy, but House Democrats ...
Virginia projects in peril due to Trump order halting federal grants, senators say
Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine said numerous development projects in Virginia are endangered "thanks to President Trump's ...
VA says it has put 60 employees on leave under Trump's DEI ban
Officials with Veterans Affairs announced on Monday that the department had completed the "initial implementation" of ...
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Kaine, Warner rebuke Trump over order pausing federal grants and loans
Virginia Democrats raised alarms about the Trump order's potential effects. Gov. Glenn Youngkin said the president's freeze ...
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Trump's funding freeze explained: How it could impact DC, Virginia, Maryland
The funding freeze could affect trillions of dollars and cause widespread disruption in health care research, education ...
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Virginia Latino caucus members respond as Trump deportations ramp up
In Richmond, where the 2025 legislative session is ongoing, Latino members of the General Assembly and advocates are pushing ...
Donald Trump offers eight-month buyouts to all federal employees
President Donald Trump is offering buyouts with eight months of pay to all federal workers who don't wish to return to the ...
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Trump fires VA’s top watchdog in purge of federal inspectors general
Michael Missal, inspector general at the Department of Veterans Affairs since 2016, was one of more than a dozen inspectors ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: White House confirms outage of Medicaid portal
President Donald Trump's rapid reshaping of the federal government continues with executive orders and action from his acting ...
Trump administration offers buyouts to federal workers. Read the letter sent to employees.
The Trump administration is offering buyouts to federal workers. Read the memo the Office of Personnel Management posted for ...
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Trump’s VA pick defends hiring freeze amid staffing concerns
Trump's VA pick, former Rep. Doug Collins, said the VA may be trying to fill positions, but many of those vacancies have gone ...
Trump removes certain independent inspectors general. CT lawmaker: ‘Puts veterans at risk’
The Trump administration has fired more than a dozen independent inspectors general at government agencies, a sweeping action ...