President Donald Trump's budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than a day after Massachusetts and other states sued and a federal judge intervened.
Attorney General Andrea Campbell and prosecutors from other states planned to sue President Donald Trump after his administration issued a directive to pause the distribution of federal funding.
Federal aid is a major source of revenue for states. According to Pew Charitable Trusts, federal grants represented 36.4% of total revenue for state governments in fiscal year 2022.
A judge temporarily blocked the freeze, which the White House says doesn't affect individuals, but federal payment portals are glitching.
The funding freeze "violates the separation of powers," Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell said, as a colleague from California called it "arbitrary and capricious."
Massachusetts Nonprofit Network CEO Jim Klocke said that the news was a relief for nonprofits worried about cutting employee hours and layoffs
Ryan Michael English, 24, of South Deerfield, Massachusetts, told Capitol Police officers he would "like to turn himself in" on Monday, telling them he wanted to kill Scott Bessent, who was recently confirmed as the United States secretary of the treasury.
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White House says New Jersey drones that caused hysteria were ‘not the enemy’
'This was not the enemy': Trump White House says New Jersey drones authorized by FAA
Mysterious drones that hovered over New Jersey last month were authorized by the FAA for research and recreation purposes, the White House says.
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Maddow Blog | White House acknowledges truth about N.J. drones and it doesn't make Trump look good
Karoline Leavitt has adhered to the ultra-made-up expectations that come with being in Donald Trump's circle, but what does she look like without makeup?
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told ABC News chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce Tuesday that every single illegal
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt is set to make her debut behind the podium as the White House holds its first official news briefing Tuesday afternoon. Leavitt is certain to get questions related to the White House budget office’s decision to pause all grants and loans disbursed by the federal government to ensure its programs are consistent with President Donald Trump’s executive orders.
Trump's raft of executive orders drew swift condemnation and vows to fight from Massachusetts environmental and civil-liberties advocates.
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