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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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The legal effort follows an internal memo sent by the acting head of Trump’s Office of Management and Budget calling for a halt to all federal aid spending except for Medicare a
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