The White House Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday rescinded a memo that froze federal grants and loans and created widespread confusion this week.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 White House 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 not actually an end to curbing government spending.

The OMB memo had directed federal agencies to pause grants and loans pending a review of compliance with the agenda of President Donald Trump.

Earlier this week, a federal judge in Washington issued a separate temporary restraining order against OMB’s instructions, minutes before the funding freeze had been set to take effect. The order, which is set to expire Monday, prompted the White House to walk back OMB’s memo, and DOJ has since asked the court to dismiss the case.

The Trump 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

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from freezing federal loans, grants and other financial assistance to 22 states, barring the Republican for now from implementing a policy that had stoked confusion and fears about critical government-funded services being disrupted.