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Inside 45 hours of chaos: The brief life and quick death of Trump’s federal spending freeze

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By Jeremy Herb, Phil Mattingly, Jeff Zeleny and Alayna Treene, CNN

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Published 6:17 PM EST, Wed January 29, 2025

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The Trump administration’s biggest swing at radically reshaping federal spending lasted just under 45 hours.

A sweeping freeze on trillions in federal spending for grants and loans, issued Monday night by the White House budget office to federal agencies without fanfare, sparked outrage and confusion – even among fellow Republicans. The impact touched all corners of the country, with state Medicaid funding portals briefly shuttered and programs like Meals on Wheels and Head Start scrambling to figure out if they were about to lose their funding.

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Trump’s slew of actions at inauguration

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The president ordered the withdrawal of the country from the Paris climate agreement and took action on immigration policy and other issues such as creating the Department of Government Efficiency.

Trump Signs Executive Orders at Inaugural Celebration

President Trump signed several executive orders in front of his supporters at the Capital One Arena in Washington.

“So I am revoking nearly 80 destructive, radical executive actions of the previous administration, they’ll all be null and void within about what, five minutes. Is that them over there? Five minutes.” “The first item that President Trump is signing is the rescission of 78 Biden era executive actions, executive orders, presidential memoranda and others.” [cheering] “Thank you, sir.” [cheering] “The next item here is the withdrawal from the Paris climate treaty.” [cheering]

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NY Times newsletter Jan. 18, 2025

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