A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars. U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the action Tuesday afternoon,
Gov. JB Pritzker says the Medicaid system was down on Tuesday in Illinois and other states across the country.
Illinois was one of 22 Democratic-led states that filed suit Tuesday asking a federal court to block the sudden pause on funding, which was announced Monday evening. The freeze threatened to hold up trillions of dollars in funding for basic government functions like health care,
President Trump has issued more executive orders, aimed at the military, that range from the elimination of DEI policies to directives on policies about transgender military members. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has the latest.
The Trump administration’s surprise federal funding freeze spurred discord and pushback in Illinois even as a judge temporarily blocked the effort.
A White House memo directs agencies to conduct an analysis to ensure that spending is in line with Trump’s edicts to end “wokeness” and to make government more efficient. Trillions of dollars are potentially under review.
Illinois lawmakers are voicing strong concerns after the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze created widespread confusion and disruptions to critical services.
ICE made 956 arrests across the country Sunday, according to The Associated Press, and 286 on Saturday, though it’s not clear how many of those were in Chicago. Officials were also in Los Angeles, Austin, Texas, Colorado and Puerto Rico, according to CNN.
The Trump administration ordered a temporary pause on federal grants, loans and financial assistance. What we know so far about the order.
Gov. Pritzker blasted the Trump administration, saying the federal government lied to state officials that the freeze would affect Medicaid.
The first foreign leader to visit President Donald Trump at the White House in his second term will be wanted for war crimes.
Raoul and five other Democratic attorneys general claim the White House's freeze on federal assistance programs is unconstitutional.