U.S. President Donald Trump holds an umbrella as he speaks to members of the media whereas departing the White Home en path to Florida in Washington, D.C., U.S., Jan. 9, 2026.
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A U.S. decide on Friday quickly blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from freezing entry by 5 Democratic-led states to greater than $10 billion of federal funds for baby care and household help primarily based on what it mentioned have been considerations about fraud.
U.S. District Decide Arun Subramanian, an appointee of Democratic former President Joe Biden, mentioned he issued a brief restraining order for the explanations acknowledged in a authorized submitting by California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York, which filed the lawsuit.
The states sued the Trump administration late on Thursday, two days after the U.S. Division of Well being and Human Companies introduced the freeze.
Funds that have been frozen embrace greater than $7 billion from the Non permanent Help for Needy Households program, which offers money to low-income households with youngsters. The funds additionally included $2.4 billion from the Youngster Care and Growth Fund, which helps make childcare extra inexpensive, and about $870 million in social providers grants for kids.
