Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is holding a press conference Wednesday morning to respond to the Trump administration’s federal grant freeze. The White House directed federal agencies on Monday evening to pause the disbursement of loans and grants while the government conducts a review to ensure spending aligns with President Trump’s agenda.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) sharply attacked President Trump over the federal funding freeze memo and credited the American people with precipitating its reversal. “Today, we saw what happens when Americans fight back against disastrous policies,

The White House has announced a pause on federal grants and loans starting Tuesday, January 28, causing significant confusion for programs and nonprofit organizations that depend on federal funding.The funding freeze could temporarily impact trillions of dollars,

The freeze on hundreds of billions of dollars of federal grants had been temporarily halted by a judge on Tuesday.

Sen. Chuck Schumer revealed his significant, behind-the-scenes role in persuading President Biden to drop out of the presidential race.

The Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget released a new memo Wednesday rescinding a controversial memo issued late Monday that froze a wide swath of federal financial

This is all awful. How is freezing all these funds going to help families pay for groceries? How is it going to make neighborhoods safer? How is it going to create new jobs? Of course, it won’t,” said New York Senator Chuck Schumer.

The White House rescinds its order to freeze federal grants after facing legal challenges and nationwide confusion.

The federal agency that enforces laws against workplace discrimination, the EEOC describes itself as a bipartisan commission comprised of five members, all appointed by presidents. On Tuesday, a law firm posted on social media that it was representing Charlotte Burrows, a commissioner who had been fired on Monday by the Trump administration.

The question was when, not whether, Trump’s funding freeze would face a legal challenge. A group of Democratic state attorneys general answered soon after.

Schumer said said he received nonstop calls with concerns that this could shut down critical operations and cancel construction projects.