U.S. federal budgeting has two major categories of spending. The one subject to the most scrutiny is “discretionary” spending, which is the basis of the annual appropriations process. This includes ...

President Trump temporarily freezes federal funding as programs and organizations that receive federal grants are reviewed.

The Trump administration ordered temporary freezes in funding for programs spanning virtually every part of the government.

President Donald Trump rescinded an order freezing an array of federal grants, loans and financial assistance — a dramatic ...

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released its Options for Reducing the Deficit, outlining a number of p ...

With the 119th United States Congress underway since Jan. 3, it is a busy time for lawmakers in Washington, D.C. South Dakota's lone member of the United States House of Representatives, Rep. Dusty ...

Many are unclear on how sweeping the federal funding freeze is intended to be. Here are programs it could affect.

Officials said the decision to halt loans and grants was necessary to ensure spending complies with recent executive orders.

The Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants and loans set off confusion nationwide. Some states had trouble accessing ...

From Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 to 2035, nominal spending will grow by 53 percent according to the latest Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline. About 83 percent of this increase can be explained by ...

Several executive orders Trump signed last week pause or end some federal funding. Those executive orders, which remain in ...

The abrupt move — only two days after the freeze was first announced — quickly drew parallels to the chaotic policy roll-outs ...