White House officials said VA financial assistance programs do not violate rules banning diversity and inclusion efforts.

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 that rely on trillions of dollars from Washington and left the White House scrambling to explain what would and wouldn’t

Virginia Democrats raised alarms about the Trump order's potential effects. Gov. Glenn Youngkin said the president's freeze would not interrupt individual assistance, disaster relief or school and child care funding.