A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.

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Let’s start, though, with the most closely watched senator of the moment.

After Trump's second week in office, the future of government jobs and their functions are up in the air.

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said she believes that a federal grant assistance freeze now under a court-ordered pause has ...

The Trump administration likely violated federal law with a controversial directive that aimed to pause spending on ...

A second federal judge has ordered a temporary pause in Trump administration efforts to freeze federal funding in the latest ...

President Trump was inaugurated on January 20, 2025, and issued numerous executive orders later that afternoon. Many of these executive ...

The decision came in response to a petition by attorneys general in 22 states and Washington, D.C., seeking to block the ...

U.S. District Judge John McConnell issued a temporary restraining order preventing the administration from enforcing its halt ...

The Justice Department argued that the lawsuit by 22 states was moot because the Trump administration recently rescinded its ...

The Trump administration's recent pause on certain federal assistance and grant programs has sparked concern and confusion.