WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The Trump administration's abrupt pause on trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans could cause widespread program disruption in FL.

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

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt vehemently defended the administration’s sweeping freeze on federal aid, arguing Tuesday in her first press briefing that it was critical to scrutinize the scope of the government’s spending.