As director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought plans to implement the most critical parts of the new Trump agenda.

The Trump administration‘s Office of Management and Budget rescinded its memo to freeze federal aid spending, though it could be blocked in court for a second time after contradictory statements from the White House suggested the freeze could still be in effect.

The White House memo issued late Monday led to chaos and confusion as to what programs would be impacted by the freeze.

Russell Vought has signaled he hopes to slash spending — and push the limits of presidential power to achieve Trump’s agenda.

The OMB has paused federal funding for various programs, impacting New York City. Mayor Adams is addressing the issue, noting critical services and tax contributions are at stake.

Washington has joined 21 other states in a lawsuit seeking to block the federal government from freezing billions in federal funding of an array of state programs including ones centered on education,

President Donald Trump is relying on a relatively obscure federal agency to reshape government. The Office of Personnel Management was created in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter and is the equivalent of the government's human resources departent.

The full extent of the order was not immediately clear, but the directive sent to government agencies on Monday threatened to paralyze a vast swath of federal programs.

The pause was set to begin Tuesday at 5 p.m., according to an Office of Management and Budget memo independently viewed by FedScoop.

One of the most visible signs of how President Donald Trump is trying to reshape the federal government is his call for federal employees to return to the office full-time. On his first day, Trump signed an executive order that called for an end to remote work and later that week, agencies were instructed to end their telework policies.

Donald Trump and White House Press Secretary said about $50 million of taxpayers’ money had been spent to fund condoms in Gaza, and Washington would stop the programme. It appears that the government is referring to a grant that USAID awarded to International Medical Corps worth $102.