President Donald Trump’s pause on federal grants and loans has agencies and individuals scrambling as the fallout continues.

The Trump administration temporarily halted nearly all federal grants, loans, and other financial assistance to beneficiaries in a surprise move Monday to reassess federal spending. The order came from the Office of Management and Budget in a memo to government agencies directing them to eliminate any federal funding advancing “Marxist equity,

President Donald Trump has frozen $3 trillion in federal funds until his administration completes a full spending review. Here’s what it means.

The White House rescinded a pause on all Federal grants and loans, but the short-lived action shined a light on what could come in the future.

Unclear if sweeping executive order will affect Medicaid and other federal assistance programs for older Americans.

A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's attempt to pause funding for federal grants and loans. But are food stamps (SNAP), Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid safe?

President Donald Trump's recent freeze on federal grants and loans has sparked concerns about how it might affect key social programs, particularly Social Security. But will retire

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Social Security, Medicare and food stamps would not be affected by the decision to freeze federal aid. NBC News’ Sahil Kapur reports on the Trump administration’s first White House press briefing and whether Medicaid could be among the programs affected.

Like most elected officials, Donald Trump recognizes that Social Security is vital to the financial well-being of our nation's retirees. But he's not oblivious to the fact that altering Social Security comes with potentially negative ramifications. While speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in March 2013, Trump said:

But actually, Medicare eligibility doesn't usually begin until age 65 (there can be exceptions for people with certain medical conditions). So if your plan is to retire at 62 and sign up for Social Security and Medicare at the same time, you'll need to rethink it.

If passed, new legislation would allow disabled Americans to marry without losing Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.