Jan 28, 2025

A freeze on all federal grants and loans

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The Trump administration is ordering a temporary pause of all federal grants and loans, which takes effect at the end of today.

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Trump presses the pause button on grants and loans

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

An order that came yesterday in a memo from the Office of Management and Budget temporarily paused of all federal grants and loans, though it says Medicare, Social Security benefits and “assistance provided directly to individuals” will not be impacted.

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A first for Amazon grocery workers

by Nova Safo

Workers at a Whole Foods store in Pennsylvania have voted to unionize. It’s the latest organizing effort for parent company Amazon. Most others have focused on its warehouse and delivery workers.

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Trump's Second Term

How a rarely used Congressional rule could help Republicans roll back Biden-era regulations

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Kimberly Adams and Meredith Garretson

Jan 28, 2025

Roughly 100 rules — including some from the Environmental Protection Agency and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — could be repealed under the Congressional Review Act.

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