Summary

A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s freeze on all federal grants and loans, which was set to begin Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.

The order, issued by U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan, pauses the freeze until February 3, with a hearing scheduled for Monday.

The funding halt caused widespread disruptions, shutting down Medicaid portals and Head Start programs.

Trump’s order sought to review agencies’ commitments to DEI and environmental policies.

Attorneys general from 23 states have sued to oppose the freeze.

  • @bassomitron
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    111 day ago

    True, I don’t disagree.

    As for your last sentence, the freeze was originally intended to last 2 weeks while they “analyzed” everything. In my opinion, they usually pull these very public stunts that they know will draw everyone’s attention while they’re doing other crazy and/or corrupt shenanigans. While everyone’s distracted, those other shenanigans don’t get much–if any–news coverage.

    • vortic
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      11 day ago

      I wonder what things are slipping by while we’re all distracted by this insanity…