Democrats declared victory for blunting Trump’s momentum while the White House insisted it isn’t backing down.

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

The White House is claiming the Wednesday move by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rescinding a controversial order that froze a wide swath of federal financial assistance is

The White House rescinded an order today that froze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans in an effort to purge the government of what President Trump has called a “woke” ideology. The directive had been temporarily blocked by a federal judge.

The Trump administration has rescinded his previous order to freeze trillions of dollars of grants and loans. The White House Office of Management and Budget retracted its order from Monday in a memo sent out Wednesday, according to documents obtained by NBC News.

The new memorandum, just two sentences long, will allow agencies to continue their normal operations after uncertainty over the impact of the initial directive caused widespread chaos across government. It followed a temporary injunction by a federal judge that prevented the original Office of Management and Budget memo from taking effect.

Presidents from both parties, including Trump, have let the budget grow and grow. The White House is trying to make changes on its own.

President Donald Trump’s budget office has rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country