The new memorandum, just two sentences long, will allow agencies to continue their normal operations after uncertainty over the impact of the initial directive caused widespread chaos across government. It followed a temporary injunction by a federal judge that prevented the original Office of Management and Budget memo from taking effect.

The White House Office of Management and Budget has rescinded the federal aid freeze, according to a memo obtained by CNN from a Trump administration official

Fox News senior White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich reports on the Trump administration’s decision to rescind its freeze on federal grants on ‘America Reports.

President Donald Trump's administration pulled back a proposed spending freeze that threatened to disrupt hundreds of billions of dollars in aid to U.S. programs, a White House official said on Wednesday.

Former White House advisors are sounding the alarm on the Democratic Party’s messaging problem during the first week of “Trump 2.0″.

The White House budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing federal grants, according to a copy of a new memo obtained by The Washington Post, after the administration’s move to halt spending earlier this week provoked a backlash.

The White House formally rescinded a controversial memo that had ordered a freeze on federal grants and loans. The freeze, which had been set to take effect late Tuesday afternoon, was paused Tuesday by a federal judge to give her time to consider arguments challenging its legality.

The Trump administration reversed its policy to freeze grants and loans while officials evaluated whether spending met the president's priorities.