White House officials struggled to clarify the scope of sweeping action by President Donald Trump to freeze federal grant funding on Tuesday.

A federal judge signaled he will issue a temporary restraining order barring the Trump administration from freezing federal loans and grants.

Donald Trump's White House ordered a pause in all federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday, a sweeping decision that could disrupt education and health care programs, housing assistance, disaster relief and a host of other initiatives that depend on billions of federal dollars.

President Donald Trump's administration has ordered a temporary pause on all federal financial assistance and grants, leaving South Florida political leaders concerned that local social programs will go without funding.

President Donald Trump’s budget office rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The order sparked quick pushback from Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill, who said Trump was trampling on the power of the purse given to Congress.

The White House budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing federal grants, according to a copy of a new memo obtained by The Washington Post, after the administration’s move to halt spending earlier this week provoked a backlash.

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget sent this document to government agencies listing about 2,600 programs that were under review.

A Trump transition official said they'll include orders related to immigration and the federal workforce. The plan is for Trump to sign some of them at Capitol One Arena.

The Trump administration announced a temporary federal funding pause Jan. 27, but a district judge blocked it until Feb. 3.

A federal judge has issued an administrative stay, pausing the start date of the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze until Monday. The freeze was scheduled to take effect Tuesday at 5 p.m. ET.

The Monday evening order from the White House Office of Management and Budget sparked uncertainty over a crucial financial lifeline for states, schools and organizations.