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Good morning, everyone. I'm Zach Stanton. It's Tuesday, January 28th, and here's what's driving the day.

The White House Office of Management and Budget has ordered federal agencies to pause all grants and loans starting today,

a sweeping policy change that was announced via a two-page memo sent out yesterday

that has provoked substantial confusion and even panic across the corridors of power here in

Washington. What isn't paused? Well, the memo identifies Social Security and Medicare

and says that the pause doesn't include assistance that goes directly to individuals. But what is

paused, according to the

memo, includes financial assistance for foreign aid, non-governmental organizations, DEI,

woke gender ideology, and the Green New Deal. The memo also states that, quote,

the use of federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and Green New Deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve, end quote.

Set aside the partisan rhetoric, and that means that government funding to colleges and universities, to scientific research, to nonprofits that provide aid or

health care, and so on. All of it is now on ice starting today, and it amounts to, in essence,

a major power grab by the Trump White House. And while that is what people will be talking about

in Washington today, the conversation in Florida at the House Republican retreat will be much more centered around the path forward for Trump's legislative agenda.

Joining me now to discuss all of that is senior Congress editor and our old pal, Mike Debonis.

Good morning, Mike.

Hello, Zach, senior deputy playbook editor.

I appreciate the promotion, I guess.

You deserve it.

So, you know, Donald Trump spoke to the House Republicans that are gathered for the retreat down in Dural, Florida.

What did he have to say?

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