WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, according to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 White House said on Wednesday it was prepared to fight in court after a U.S. judge temporarily blocked part of the Trump administration's sweeping directive to pause federal loans, grants and other financial assistance.

Migrants who commit theft and other crimes are subject to deportation after President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law Wednesday afternoon.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he plans to speak to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and that Netanyahu would be traveling to Washington to meet with him.

US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his proposal to “clean out” Gaza by removing Palestinians living there to Jordan and Egypt, a plan which has appalled some allies but has been quickly embraced by Israel’s far right.

The president expanded on a controversial idea that was rejected by the Arab states and would represent a significant shift in U.S. policy.

The suit was brought after Facebook, among other social media platforms, suspended Trump's account following the Jan. 6 insurrection that attempted to overthrow the 2020 election.

Meta Platforms' CEO Mark Zuckerberg provided more color on the company's artificial-intelligence plans and its hopes for the new Trump administration. “This is also going to be a big year for redefining our relationship with governments,

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta engaged in one of its recent core competencies today—outright capitulation—having suddenly decided to settle a lawsuit with Donald Trump that’s been running since 2021 by giving the recently re-elected politician $25 million.