The White House Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday rescinded a memo that froze federal grants and loans and created widespread confusion this week.

The Trump’s administration’s Office of Management and Budget released a new memo Wednesday rescinding a controversial memo issued late Monday that froze a wide swath of federal financial assistance, which had paralyzed many federal programs and caused a huge uproar on Capitol Hill.

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

The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

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

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House Office of Management and Budget has rescinded a Trump administration directive pausing federal loans, grants and other financial assistance, a White House official said on Wednesday.

Two-sentence memo ends days-long threats that sent officials, agencies and nonprofits into tailspin over ‘unconstitutional’ threats

We have a constitutional crisis,” Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley said of Team Trump's latest scheme. It's worth appreciating what the label means.

The full extent of the order was not immediately clear, but the directive sent to government agencies on Monday threatened to paralyze a vast swath of federal programs.

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.