The opening days of the second Trump administration have sent many higher education communities into a state of confusion and raw fear.

Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.

The White House budget office rescinded a memo ordering a broad freeze on federal grants and loans after Republican senators ...

The back-and-forth over the freeze order has many LI nonprofits bewildered over whether their federal funds will be cut.

Democrats previously hit out at the president's federal hiring freeze for hindering the "number one safety issue" in aviation ...

President Trump rescinded Biden-era executive orders that bolstered support for tribal colleges and universities with the ...

WASHINGTON — The White House on Wednesday rescinded a far-reaching memo ordering a freeze to many federal disbursements — after a judge paused the order Tuesday evening. “OMB Memorandum M-25-13 is ...

In response to Donald Trump's order banning DEI initiatives, the DIA has paused special event programs and related events, including for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Local officials expressed relief after the White House backed down on an order to halt trillions of dollars in federal support. The Trump administration on Wednesday rescinded a budget office memo ...

The Defense Intelligence Agency's pause comes in response to President Trump’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion ...

The back-and-forth created confusion and fear that will linger beyond the lifetime of the memo, nonprofit leaders said.

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