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US pauses all Federal aid and grants
Democrats warn the move could have "devastating consequences" on programmes that people across the US rely on.
US President Donald Trump has paused grants, loans and other federal assistance, according to a leaked government memo verified by the BBC's US partner, CBS News. The top Democratic appropriators in Congress - Washington Senator Patty Murray and Connecticut Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro - sent a letter to the White House Monday evening expressing their "extreme alarm" with the memo. The move follows last week's news that the Department of State had issued a halt to nearly all existing foreign assistance and paused new aid, according to an internal memo sent to officials and US embassies abroad.
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