President Donald Trump’s administration issued a memo Monday ordering all federal assistance to be temporarily paused, as Trump and his allies have argued he can block government funds that Congress has already authorized, despite a federal law forbidding it.
The full extent of the order was not immediately clear, but the directive sent to government agencies on Monday threatened to paralyze a vast swath of federal programs.
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Donald Trump promised to do everything he could to challenge a Nixon-era impoundment law. The OMB's grant freeze is likely just the first step.
The Constitution, federal law and court decisions make it clear: President Donald Trump's order to pause federal funding is against the law, legal experts tell ABC News.
A district court blocked Trump’s plans to freeze spending on Tuesday. That’s just the opening salvo in what could be a long court battle over presidential power.
A federal judge Tuesday blocked President Trump’s administration from halting federal funds after a day filled with chaos as Gov. Ned Lamont and other top officials scrambled to learn the
The federal government fell into chaos Tuesday as officials braced for potential interruptions to programs that range from protecting food safety to responding to natural disasters.
The average cost to ICE to deport a single person during the Biden administration was about $10,500, sources told NBC News.
A two-page OMB memo falsely claims that the president can refuse to spend money on programs authorized by Congress
Democratic members of Colorado's congressional delegation on Tuesday sounded the alarm over the Trump administration's sweeping freeze on federal aid, branding the move "reckless" and an unconstitutional power grab.