The White House on Monday ordered a pause on federal grants and loans, according to a memo, but the Department of Education said the freeze will not affect student loans or financial aid for college.

A temporary freeze imposed briefly this week by the White House on federal grants and loans left many students wondering about the impact to the FAFSA form used to apply for financial aid.

Officials said the order, which was later rescinded, didn't affect FAFSA because the order excluded programs providing direct ...

The Trump administration’s pause on federal grant programs sent shock waves through schools and colleges Tuesday. A judge temporarily blocked the action.

Many are unclear on how sweeping the federal funding freeze is intended to be. Here are programs it could affect.

The Trump administration has rescinded his previous order to freeze trillions of dollars of grants and loans. The White House Office of ... programs and some federal student loan and grant types.

Many borrowers put repayments on hold while they were paused, hoping student loans would be wiped clean. That won’t happen, ...

No. The White House released a Q&A memo on Tuesday afternoon clarifying the order will not impact federal student loans. “Is this a freeze on benefits to Americans like SNAP or student loans?” ...

Federal judge temporarily blocks funding freeze after memo ordered: ‘Financial assistance for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the Green New Deal” ...

Despite widespread opposition, officials said they still planned to cut funds for activities opposed by Trump.

The Education Department said the freeze will not affect federal Pell Grants and student loans ... The pause gives the White House time to review government funding for causes that don't fit ...