The Courts Blocked Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze. Agencies Are Withholding Money Anyway.
Agencies continue to suspend funding, despite multiple court orders blocking the federal freeze. Experts say the Trump administration’s actions set the stage for challenges to Congress’ authority — and the limits of the presidency.
Appeals court denies Trump’s bid to reimpose federal funding freeze
The Trump administration failed to “identify any harm related to a specific funding action or actions that they will face without their requested administrative stay,” the appeals court
Trump reignites legal fight over freezing billions in federal funding
The Trump administration is reigniting a legal fight over whether it can unilaterally freeze billions of dollars in funding in loans, grants and financial assistance.
Appeals Court Knocks Down Donald Trump's Effort to Freeze Federal Funding
A federal appeals court on Tuesday declined to halt a judge's order requiring President Donald Trump 's administration to release billions of dollars in federal grants and loans. Despite a prior court ruling blocking a broad freeze on federal funding, states argue that the money remains inaccessible.
Inside the Chaotic Rollout of Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze
The order that froze trillions of dollars of federal grants and loans was published without vetting by key officials in the White House.
Appeals court rejects Trump administration bid to immediately reinstate funding freeze
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Justice Department's request to pause a judge's order while it challenges the order in court.
Federal government fights RI judge's order halting Trump's federal funding freeze. What to know.
The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday appealed U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr.’s orders. That order stopped the government from withholding grant money and instructed the government to restore any frozen funding immediately.
Trump administration funding freeze blocked by federal judge
A federal judge in Rhode Island has formally blocked the Trump administration's spending freeze, saying in it is likely a violation of the Constitution.
$2.7 billion Pell Grant shortfall: Will Trump’s federal funding freeze hurt student aid?
The Pell Grant program faces a $2.7 billion funding shortfall for the 2025 fiscal year, raising concerns over financial aid for low-income students. A surge in enrollment and rising costs have intensified the crisis,
$570 million in federal funding remains inaccessible to Colorado following Trump's freeze, officials say
Colorado's governor and both of the state's U.S. senators asked the director of the federal budget office Monday to unlock what they said was more than $570 million in federal
Appeals court rejects Trump administration’s emergency bid to resume spending freeze
President Donald Trump’s blanket freeze of federal spending hit another stumbling block Tuesday when a federal appeals court refused an emergency bid by his administration to lift the restrictions. The decision,
Map Reveals States Set To Be Hit Hardest by Federal Funding Freeze
A funding freeze could create uncertainty and lead to slowdowns or disruptions in essential services for citizens.
Cleveland refugee agencies face ‘seismic’ effect after Trump funding freeze
The effect on the three support agencies who help resettle federally approved refugees in Northeast Ohio has been “seismic,” ...