An executive order signed this week by Pres. Donald Trump has closed the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program until further notice. The freeze means the futures of refugees from around the world who were scheduled to come to Alaska are now in limbo.

The White House is ordering a halt to all federal grants, loans and other financial assistance — with exceptions for Social Security and Medicare benefits — for what appears to be a period of at least two weeks, potentially affecting trillions of dollars across a vast array of programs, according to published reports.

Update: U.S. Army contracting is not on hold, the Defense Department said Tuesday in an attempt to clear up confusion stemming from email guidance that circulated in anticipation of an administration memo to get all “financial assistance” in line with recent Trump administration executive orders,

The White House has announced a temporary freeze on federal grants and financial assistance programs. This pause, effective from 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

The Trump administration will prioritize the development of Alaska’s LNG potential, including the permitting of all necessary pipeline and export infrastructure, the White House said.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday night bringing “drill, baby, drill” to Alaska, focusing on unleashing the possibility of oil and gas development.

A sweeping executive order signed by President Donald Trump during the first hours of his second term aims to boost Alaska’s natural resource industry by reversing environmental protections that limit oil and gas extraction, logging, and other development projects across the state.

President Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders — including one to change the official name of North America's tallest mountain.

At her first White House press briefing, Karoline Leavitt took questions for about 47 minutes. Gray Television’s White House correspondent Jon Decker asked Leavitt about President Donald Trump’s executive order eliminating birthright citizenship. “What’s the administration’s argument for doing away with birthright citizenship?”

The White House is claiming victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S. on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on the longtime U.

The White House is allowing opportunities for "new media" outlets to participate in White House press briefings.

President-elect Trump will sign executive orders renaming the Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali after his inauguration on Monday.