New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a new "imminent" lawsuit against the Trump administration on Tuesday regarding the freezing of federal grant programs. Newsweek reached out to the White House via email on Tuesday for comment.
The New York attorney general commented after the White House budget office ordered a temporary pause on federal grants and loans.
The challenge comes amid uncertainly over funding for city agencies and nonprofit organization, and as states, including New York, are already reporting funding issues.
The freeze became public thanks to a leaked memo in which the White House’s budget office ordered federal agencies to pause all financial assistance related to foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations,
The White House said the pause will not include direct assistance, as New York Attorney General Letitia James leads a lawsuit to stop the pause.
A federal judge appointed by former President Joe Biden paused the Trump administration's temporary federal funding freeze just as it was set to go into effect.
Habba railed on Fox News about Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) condemnation of President Donald Trump’s freeze on federal grant programs and Schumer’s claim it will be legally fought “right away” by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
The freeze became public thanks to a leaked memo in which the White House’s budget office ordered federal agencies to pause all financial assistance related to foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations,
The White House is making clear that even though the Trump budget office has rescinded its highly confusing and controversial memo declaring a massive and widespread freeze on possibly trillions of federal funding dollars,
New York officials are scrambling to respond to President Trump’s federal funding freeze, a move that threatens essential services for millions of New Yorkers.
Before the White House reversed course on President Donald Trump's executive order to pause widespread federal funding for grants, loans and other assistance programs, a coalition of nonprofit organi