Court Blocks Trump Admin's Sweeping Funding Freeze

A federal appeals court largely upholds a lower court's injunction against the Trump administration's bold move to freeze trillions in federal financial assistance, ruling that the Office of Management and Budget failed to consider recipients' reliance interests. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Democratic attorneys general from 22 states and D.C., who sued after OMB's January 2025 memo directed agencies to pause spending without verifying legal obligations. Read more about this...