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A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.

A wide-ranging pause on agency funds and grants remains on ice — even after the White House rescinded a contested OMB memo announcing the suspension.

The Trump administration has rescinded a plan for a sweeping pause on federal grants and loans totaling potentially trillions ...

Leavitt married Nicholas Riccio, who is 32-years her senior, after getting engaged on Christmas Day in 2023. It is unclear ...