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- A reversal at the White House.
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Sully Subradi, Fox News, the Trump administration now backing away from an order to freeze federal grants and loans after a day of confusion about the decision.
00:00:12
- The Office of Management and Budget rescinded in order to federal agencies to pause all federal loans, grants, and other financial assistance.
00:00:21
The federal judge put that order on hold temporarily in an emergency hearing after nonprofit groups filed a lawsuit.
00:00:28
White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt told reporters at the time the funding freeze would not apply to individual assistance programs like Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Nutrition Assistance,
00:00:39
and other welfare programs.
00:00:41
- Fox's Jared Halperon at the White House, which also said the move was aimed at reviewing spending multiple democratic state attorneys general were also suing.
00:00:49
Now there's still some confusion.
00:00:50
The White House Press Secretary now says only a memo has been rescinded, not the actual order.
00:00:56
President Trump's nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary says he wants to address chronic disease in America, but critics point to his past comments.
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- Robert Kennedy Jr.
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facing a grilling from Democrats like Oregon's Ron Wyden on his vaccine stance.
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Kennedy says he supports vaccines for polio in measles.
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- I will do nothing as HHS Secretary that makes it difficult or discourages people from taking the vaccine.
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- Anybody who believes that on a look at the measles book you wrote saying parents have been misled.
00:01:28
- Kennedy can only afford to lose three Republicans on the Senate floor without any support from Democrats to be confirmed.
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- Fox's ranch mails on Capitol Hill.
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Kennedy also telling senators he would not pause research on bird flu and that he was not consulted on the White House decision to pause public communications, including from HHS and the CDC.
00:01:48
The Fed leaves interest rates alone, a holding pattern to start the year after some reports showing inflation remains sticky.
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- America is listening to Fox News.
00:01:57
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- Recapping our top story back and forth on a Trump order to freeze federal grants and loans for review.
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There was word the order was rescinded.
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The White House press secretary now says only a memo about the order was rescinded.
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Either way, that order is on hold temporarily blocked by a judge's order in a lawsuit.
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That order only adding to Democrat criticism on Capitol Hill.
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Most people voted for cheaper eggs.
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They did not vote for this chaos.
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And people are absolutely beside themselves with what's going on.
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- New Mexico, Senator Martin Heinerich, says the president is failing his supporters.
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Though many Republican lawmakers are cheering his efforts to shake up the federal government, he has expected to sign more executive orders today.
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A sentencing hearing begins at this hour for former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, convicted of taking bribes, including gold bars and a corruption case he's appealing.
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Prosecutors recommending 15 years in prison, the same judge sentencing two businessmen co-defendants earlier today to eight years and seven years along with a fine of more than a million dollars for each.
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There's a Honda recall over a stalling risk.
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- A software error in the fuel injection electronic control unit of certain models can cause the engine to stall or lose power, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
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That's according to a notice posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about the recall affecting nearly 295,000 vehicles across the nation.
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The auto-gine is recalling certain 2022 to 2025 Accra MDX type S, 2023 to 2025 Honda Pilot and 2021 to 2025 Accra TLX type S vehicles.
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According to the notice, the fix is free of charge.
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- Fox's CJ Papa dealers will reprogram that software, recapping the Fed's latest take on the US economy, leaving a key interest rate unchanged for now with inflation still elevated.
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Stocks are lower than down 156.
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I'm Lisa Brady, Fox News.
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