The back and forth over the freeze order has many LI nonprofits bewildered over whether their federal funds will be cut.
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.
The back-and-forth created confusion and fear that will linger beyond the lifetime of the memo, nonprofit leaders said.
The Trump administration reversed its policy to freeze grants and loans while officials evaluated whether spending met the president's priorities.
A legal organization chaired by Democratic election attorney Marc Elias and funded by a number of major left-wing donor groups
Funding freeze stands to silence many voices, says head of Alabama Contemporary Art Center, and also may hurt states like Alabama the most.
The flood of executive orders and news was designed to disorient the Democratic resistance. It might be working.
The incoming First Family is expected to return to the White House as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take the oath of office for a second time on Inauguration Day, which will be held on Monday, Jan. 20.
The White House is claiming the Wednesday move by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rescinding a controversial order that froze a wide swath of federal financial assistance is not actually an end to curbing government spending.
The executive order was among several the president signed meant to steer American schools and universities to adopt Republican priorities, such as restricting how schools discuss racism and gender issues.