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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. The Office of Management and Budget is rescinding

its controversial order calling for a pause on federal assistance programs.

More from M. P.R. and P.R. and Arlesa. The order had caused confusion in Washington and chaos around the country as federal agencies struggled to understand exactly what the White

House wanted them to do and which programs were and were not covered by the memo.

Now the Trump administration has abandoned the blanket temporary federal funding freeze.

Democracy Forward says the administration has told the heads of all executive departments to contact their general counsels if they have questions about how to implement President Trump's other executive orders, cutting specific funding for many programs.

The conflict demonstrates the tensions inherent in Trump's larger effort

to expand the powers of the presidency and diminish constitutional checks and balances,

including Congress's ability to control how the federal government raises and spends money.

Mara Liason, NPR News, the White House.

President Trump has signed the Lack and Riley Act to measure that may expand who can be deported.

As NPR's amended Bastillo explains, the law comes as Trump is promising stricter immigration enforcement.

The first law of Trump's new term in office directs federal immigration enforcement to detain and deport those without legal status charged with certain crimes, including minor

theft or shoplifting, assault of a law enforcement officer, or crimes resulting in death or serious

bodily injury of another person. It's a landmark law that we're doing today. It's going to save

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