The withdrawal of the federal freeze was a stunning about-face for President Donald Trump’s White House, which has so far pushed the envelope to reshape the federal government in Trump’s mold, sowing chaos and confusion that comes with firing career civil servants, pausing foreign aid programs and offering federal workers a buyout.

The order that froze trillions of dollars of federal grants and loans was published without vetting by key officials in the White House.

The move comes after the order sparked widespread criticism and confusion. A federal district judge had temporarily paused the freeze.

A chaotic back-and-forth over President Donald Trump’s freeze on federal grants and loans has farmers, activists, organizations and businesses wondering whether they will receive the funding they rely on.

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That fight could become a constitutional clash over control of taxpayer money and expansion of executive power before the Supreme Court.

President Donald Trump’s budget office has rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country