Judge continues to block Trump administration's freeze on federal aid
A federal judge on Tuesday continued to block the Office of Management and Budget from freezing federal assistance, delivering another blow to the Trump administration's ongoing efforts to shrink federal spending.
Judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s plan to freeze federal aid
A federal judge on Tuesday indefinitely blocked the Trump administration’s freeze of federal funding, dealing a stark blow to President Trump’s sweeping efforts to realign government spending with his agenda.
Trump administration rescinds order attempting to freeze federal aid spending
Several executive orders Trump signed last week pause or end some federal funding. Those executive orders, which remain in place, include the freezing of foreign aid, all funds to federal grantees who received money for DEI-related purposes and all funds appropriated through the Inflation Reduction Act.
What does Trump's federal funding freeze mean for people who get aid?
Many are unclear on how sweeping the federal funding freeze is intended to be. Here are programs it could affect.
Judge temporarily blocks part of Trump administration’s plans to freeze federal aid
A federal judge on Tuesday afternoon temporarily blocked part of the Trump administration’s plans to freeze all federal aid, a policy that unleashed confusion and worry from charities and educators even as the White House said it was not as sweeping an order as it appeared.
Judge rules Trump admin violated order to unfreeze foreign aid but declines to hold officials in contempt
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated a court order to temporarily unfreeze foreign aid but declined to hold officials in civil contempt over the transgression. U.S.
Funding freeze from feds had little impact in Chester County
In Chester County, the funding freeze seemed to have little to no impact on the services the county provides with funds from Washington, according to a spoeswoman Wednesday
Federal funding freezes impact Colorado initiatives
On Thursday, another judge found that the administration had not obeyed the order to unfreeze federal aid, with $570 million in Colorado alone not disbursed to grantees.
Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump's attempt to freeze billions of dollars in federal aid
U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan on Tuesday issued a longer injunction on the funds, preventing the government from “implementing, giving effect to, or reinstating under a different name," its plan to pause the aid while it reviewed government spending.
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Federal Judge Blasts Trump’s “Ill-Conceived” Funding Freeze
Judge Loren AliKhan continued to prevent the Office of Management and Budget from freezing money already appropriated by Congress.
Trump Administration Says It Cannot Meet Court Deadline for Foreign Aid Payments
President Donald Trump's administration said in a court filing late Tuesday night that it "cannot" meet a federal judge's 11:59 p.m. Wednesday deadline for releasing frozen funds to foreign aid contractors and grant recipients,
‘Remarkable — and unfathomable’: Judge says Trump admin’s funding freeze flunks rationality test in issuing injunction
A federal judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction stopping the Trump administration from implementing its federal ...
'Creating chaos': Trump's federal funding freeze puts programs assisting kids, seniors, and veterans in jeopardy
A White House memo ordered a temporary federal funding freeze, exempting Social Security and Medicare. Here are some programs ...