The White House Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday rescinded a memo that froze federal grants and loans and created widespread confusion this week.

The Trump administration’s push for a sweeping pause on federal grants and loans totaling potentially trillions of dollars is on hold for now, on the order of a federal judge.

The White House issued a memo sent to federal employees Wednesday scrapping its original order, according to a document viewed by The Wall Street Journal. The initial order was se

The new memorandum, just two sentences long, will allow agencies to continue their normal operations after uncertainty over the impact of the initial directive caused widespread chaos across government. It followed a temporary injunction by a federal judge that prevented the original Office of Management and Budget memo from taking effect.

Officials said the decision to halt loans and grants was necessary to ensure spending complies with recent executive orders.

The Trump administration reversed its policy to freeze grants and loans while officials evaluated whether spending met the president's priorities.

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

The White House on Wednesday rescinded its order freezing the disbursement of all federal grants and loans, which had created widespread confusion across Washington and in states.

One day after the White House announced a temporary pause on federal loans and grants, it rescinded the freeze.