The White House budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing federal grants after the administration’s move to halt spending earlier this week provoked a backlash.

The White House Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday rescinded a memo that froze federal grants and loans and created widespread confusion this week.

Presidents from both parties, including Trump, have let the budget grow and grow. The White House is trying to make changes on its own.

Despite widespread opposition, officials said they still planned to cut funds for activities opposed by Trump.

The full extent of the order was not immediately clear, but the directive sent to government agencies on Monday threatened to paralyze a vast swath of federal programs.

The Trump administration ordered a temporary pause on federal grants, loans and financial assistance. What we know so far about the order.

The Trump’s 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 assistance, which had paralyzed many federal programs and caused a huge uproar on Capitol Hill.

The White House budget office Wednesday rescinded the federal aid freeze, according to multiple media reports citing an administration memo.

President Donald Trump's budget office on Wednesday rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal loans and grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country.

Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill

The freeze on hundreds of billions of dollars of federal grants had been temporarily halted by a judge on Tuesday.