federal funding freeze

  • Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration from Freezing Child Care Funds to Five States

    A U.S. federal judge has temporarily barred the Trump administration from blocking billions of dollars in federal funding for child care and social welfare programs to five Democratic-led states, ruling that the states met the legal threshold for emergency relief while the case proceeds. In a decision issued on Friday, January 9, 2026, U.S. District…

  • Trump Freezes All Child Care Payments to States as Administration Rolls Back Biden-Era Rules

    The Trump administration has frozen all federal child care payments to states and announced sweeping changes to the rules governing the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), one of the largest federal programs supporting affordable child care for low-income families. The move, announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Monday,…

  • Judge Strikes Down Trump’s $2.6 Billion Funding Cuts Against Harvard, Calling Them Unconstitutional Retaliation

    A federal judge has delivered a sharp rebuke to President Donald Trump’s administration, overturning its decision to cut more than $2.6 billion in federal research funding to Harvard University. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs ruled Wednesday, September 3, that the freeze on Harvard’s research grants amounted to unconstitutional retaliation after the Ivy League university refused…

  • Trump Administration Rescinds Federal Funding Freeze After Court Challenge

    In a dramatic reversal, the Trump administration on Wednesday rescinded a sweeping directive that had temporarily frozen federal funding across agencies, just one day after its announcement. The move came hours after a federal district judge granted an administrative stay, blocking the freeze in response to a lawsuit filed by the National Council of Nonprofits.…