Update (1345ET): Moments ago, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified the report – saying in a statement on X: ”
This is NOT a rescission of the federal funding freeze.
It is simply a rescission of the OMB memo.”
Leavitt added that “The President’s EO’s on federal funding remain in full force and effect, and will be rigorously implemented.”
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rescinded an order freezing federal grants, according to a Wednesday memo.