Appeals Court Weighs Undoing Block on Federal Grant Freezes
A Washington federal appeals court appeared skeptical that a court order blocking the Trump administration from freezing trillions of dollars in grant funds was still needed, after a Justice Department lawyer said the government would have “no conceivable reason” to do it again.
NPR Illinois
Judge blocks Trump’s $10B child care funding freeze that targeted blue states, including Illinois
A federal judge on Friday granted a preliminary injunction in the case concerning the Trump administration’s freeze on $10 billion in child care and family planning funding to five blue states, including Illinois.
The Imprint
Federal Judge Allows Lifeline Benefits to Continue in States Targeted by Trump, Granting Low-income Families Reprieve
Billions of dollars in anti-poverty funds will continue flowing to five Democrat-led states targeted by the Trump administration, following a federal court decision.
CBS News
Judge blocks Trump administration from freezing $10 billion in social services funding to 5 Democratic states
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Department of Health and Human Services from halting around $10 billion in social services funding to multiple Democratic states, a move the agency argued was necessary to crack down on fraud — but the states ...
The Hill
Judge halts Trump’s $10 billion social safety net funding freeze
A federal judge on Friday paused the Trump administration’s $10 billion social safety net funding freeze, temporarily restoring grants to five Democratic-led states. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had said earlier in the week that the ...