Exclusive | Trump White House overhauls distribution of $1T in taxpayer cash with English requirements, E-verify

Nypost · May 28, 2026 · 611 words · By Josh Christenson

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Add The New York Post on GoogleWASHINGTON — The Trump White House’s budget office is tightening a rule for the distribution of up to $1 trillion in federal grant-making authority, ensuring taxpayer dollars are better protected from use by non-citizens and…

Common ground

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will propose the fixes to address “significant flaws” in the grants, at least 190,000 of which date from former President Joe Biden’s final year in office, officials told The Post Thursday.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will propose the fixes to address “significant flaws” in the grants, at least 190,000 of which date from former President Joe Biden’s final year in office”

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While the general context of the OMB's actions is corroborated, the specific detail regarding '190,000 grants' from Joe Biden's final year is not found in the provided evidence snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden assumed office as the 46th president of the United States on January 20, 2021, and his term ended on January 20, 2025. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Joe_Biden

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The economic policy of the Joe Biden administration, colloquially known as Bidenomics (a portmanteau of Biden and economics), is characterized by relief measures and vaccination efforts to address the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_policy_of_the_Biden_a…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There are about 4,000 positions in the Executive Office of the President of the United States. The core White House staff positions and most Executive Office positions are generally not required to be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Executive_Office_appoi…

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Claim 2: “The Trump administration has... freezing more than $10 billion in large block grant programs in January”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute this claim.

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Claim 3: “English-language requirements will be imposed for all funding announcements”

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Multiple web search results from July and August 2025 discuss the implementation of Executive Orders designating English as the official language and dismantling previous language access requirements for federal funding recipients.

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 4, 2025 ... Executive Order (EO) 13166 required federal agencies and recipients of federal funding to improve access to their services for those with ...
https://forumtogether.org/article/designating-english-as-the…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 14, 2025 ... 2 The prior order had directed agencies to enhance access to federal programs for persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) and required ...
https://www.justice.gov/ag/media/1407776/dl

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 7, 2025 ... Recipients of federal funding are required to provide meaningful access to their programs for people with LEP and may face legal consequences if ...
https://www.nilc.org/articles/trump-administrations-attempts…

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Claim 4: “valid complaints of fraud filed against grant recipients must be referred to inspectors general and DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office no more than 10 days after being flagged by agencies”

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Web search results confirm that Jeanine Pirro is the US Attorney in Washington, DC, appointed by Donald Trump, and her office is actively managing federal cases, though the specific '10-day' referral rule is not explicitly detailed in the snippets, the existence of her office in that role is verified.

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web search NEUTRAL — The United States Attorneys' Offices are hiring attorneys and professionals committed to upholding the rule of law and serving communities across the country. Explore open positions in districts natio…
https://www.justice.gov/usao

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web search NEUTRAL — The DC US attorney’s office under Jeanine Pirro has had an unusually low win rate in trials in Washington’s federal district court this year, at a moment when the White House has been clamoring for Pr…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/06/politics/jeanine-pirro-trials…

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web search NEUTRAL — The US attorney’s office in Washington, DC, that’s run by Donald Trump-appointee Jeanine Pirro has struggled to secure a grand jury’s approval of at least one indictment in federal court this month, i…
https://www.aol.com/articles/pirro-office-fails-three-times-…

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Claim 5: “the Department of Transportation... handles roughly $45 billion per year”

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One source mentions federal investment is approximately $52 billion per year, but this does not specifically verify the $45 billion grant spending figure mentioned in the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A department of transportation (DOT or DoT) is a government agency responsible for managing transportation. The term is primarily used in the United States to describe a transportation authority that …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_transportation

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT ) is a Texas state government agency responsible for construction and maintenance of the state's immense state highway system and the support of the state…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Department_of_Transporta…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT or DOT) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It is headed by the secretary of transportation, who reports directly …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Tr…

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Claim 6: “Federal award recipients must also go through E-Verify system to ensure only American citizens receive the money”

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The provided evidence discusses DEI-related programs and I-94 forms, but does not confirm a new requirement for federal award recipients to use E-Verify specifically to ensure only citizens receive money.

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web search NEUTRAL — Organizations receiving federal funding should continue to review DEI-related programs and policies, assess internal controls, and evaluate the impact of the expanded termination authority on current …
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/how-federally-funded-organ…

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web search NEUTRAL — CNN's Matthew Chance shows what it looks like at an airbase outside the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, where Russian airborne troops are engaged in a fire fight ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b40r8RX5MoE

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web search NEUTRAL — A Form I-94 is needed by all visitors except: U.S. Citizens, returning resident aliens, aliens with immigrant visas, and most Canadian citizens visiting or in transit. Travelers will be issued an I-94…
https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/home

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Claim 7: “Under the proposal from OMB Director Russ Vought, political appointees will now be given final sign-off over federal monies”

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Wikipedia confirms Russell Vought is the OMB Director as of February 2025, and web search mentions a pause on spending to ensure alignment, but the specific detail about 'political appointees given final sign-off' is not explicitly corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided text.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was a second Trump administration initiative in the United States. Despite its name, it was not a federal executive department. President Donald Trump es…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Government_Effic…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States and is responsible for implementing the president's agenda across the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Management_and_Budge…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russell Thurlow Vought ( VOHT; born March 26, 1976) is an American political advisor who has served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget since February 2025. Vought has additionally …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Vought

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Claim 8: “All other grants not aligned with President Trump’s executive actions and polices will be suspended or terminated”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute this claim.

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Claim 9: “The Trump White House’s budget office is tightening a rule for the distribution of up to $1 trillion in federal grant-making authority”

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Multiple web search results explicitly state that the Trump White House's budget office is tightening rules for the distribution of up to $1 trillion in federal grant-making authority.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The military budget of the United States is the largest portion of the discretionary federal budget allocated to the Department of Defense (DoD), or more broadly, the portion of the budget that goes t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_…

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Claim 10: “the Department of Health and Human Services... oversees roughly $85 billion in grant spending annually”

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Evidence shows HHS has a total budget of roughly $1.8 trillion, but there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming that 'grant spending' specifically is $85 billion annually.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is a principal department of state of Michigan, headquartered in Lansing, that provides public assistance, child and family welfare service…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_Department_of_Health_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to set guidelines for the private healthcare syste…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_He…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of health and human services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United St…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Hea…

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Claim 11: “A task force led by Vice President JD Vance also revoked nearly $260 million in Medicaid funding from Minnesota in February”

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