The White House Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday rescinded a memo that froze federal grants and loans and created widespread confusion this week.

The White House memo prompted widespread chaos in Washington before being temporarily blocked by a federal judge.

The White House budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing federal grants after the administration’s move to halt spending earlier this week provoked a backlash.

Officials said the decision to halt loans and grants was necessary to ensure spending complies with recent executive orders.

President Donald Trump’s budget office has rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country

KEY TAKEAWAYS The White House has retracted a previous order that paused some grants, loans, and assistance the federal government awards to nonprofits and states.The prior order was supposed to take effect at 5 p.

The White House is considering challenging the constitutionality of a 50-year-old law limiting the president’s control over federal spending, easing the firing of civil servants, curbing pay and reining in independent agencies,