The Trump administration will release billions of dollars in federal education grants that it withheld from schools this month, officials said Friday.

On Thursday, staff at the Federal Reserve led a small group of journalists, photographers and television cameras on an extensive tour of the large, active construction site that comprises two 1930s-era buildings.

Lawmakers of both parties had lobbied to release the funding, which supports English-language-learning programs, teacher training and academic enrichment.

The Trump administration said Friday it will release billions of dollars in education funding that have been on hold for review for weeks, according to a senior administration official.

The Health and Human Services Department illegally withheld payments from Head Start for the first months of President Donald Trump’s term, a government watchdog reported Wednesday. HHS payments for Head Start this year were significantly behind schedule compared with 2024.

President Donald Trump insisted Friday that a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “will happen," even as the Kremlin ruled out talks between the two leaders in the near term.

President Trump's visit to the Fed is the latest development in his long-running fight with Fed Chair Powell that has focused on interest rates

CNN's Kaitlan Collins sparred with Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt in the White House press room. The photo gained renewed attention amid broader discussions about Trump's past associations in July 2025.

Once the Federal Reserve chairman’s biggest critic, Warren fears Trump’s attacks on the central bank’s independence