Wednesday, January 29, 2025

White House Rescinds Aid Freeze, But Which Federal Programs Are Under Scrutiny? The Budget Office Named 2,600 of Them; Trump Orders ‘Iron Dome’ for U.S., but Freezes Funds for Nuclear Protection

White House rescinds memo on federal aid freeze that caused widespread confusion | CNN Politics

Which Federal Programs Are Under Scrutiny? The Budget Office Named 2,600 of Them. - The New York Times

Here is a list of the programs that are impacted. The ones highlighted in yellow are ones the White House said will not be impacted. A federal judge has halted this order until next week. The nice thing about this list is that you can see where federal funds go on one page. Click to learn more about any particular department. 

Related: Trump Orders ‘Iron Dome’ for U.S., but Freezes Funds for Nuclear Protection - The New York Times

The United States is estimated to have spent more than $400 billion on the kinds of antimissile goals that the president now says will provide “for the common defense.”