The White House on Tuesday is pausing federal grants and loans as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending.

The full extent of the order was not immediately clear, but the directive sent to government agencies threatened to paralyze a vast swath of federal programs.

The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

Vaeth, the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, said there would be a "temporary pause" in the "disbursement of all Federal financial assistance," effective from Tuesday at 5 p.m."This temporary pause will provide the Administration time to review agency programs and determine the best uses of the funding for those programs consistent with the law and the President's priorities,