The online system for federal health funding warned of delays due to executive orders after the Trump administration announced a freeze.
Congressman Gabe Amo spent Thursday morning at Children’s Friend; a nonprofit head start provider in Providence, devastated by the aftershocks of the federal funding freeze.
The shutdown impacts about 65 staff members and more than 300 kids enrolled in the free early childhood education program on Bluemound Road.
The website that states use to get Medicaid payments from the federal government is down, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
A judge temporarily blocked the freeze, which the White House says doesn't affect individuals, but federal payment portals are glitching.
Don’t let anybody tell you this was some technical glitch,” Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said. “They were very purposeful in trying to wreak havoc on our communities."
Anderson woke up to the news on her social media feed that President Trump froze all federal funding, confusing her as it did most Americans.
Gov. Joe Lombardo issued a statement Tuesday to clarify what is and is not affected by executive orders issued by President Donald Trump.
In a significant legal intervention, a federal judge has halted the Trump administration's attempt to freeze over 2,000 federally funded programs, including SNAP and Medicaid, which are vital for low-income families.
Illinois lawmakers are happy a federal judge halted President Trump's federal funding freeze Tuesday, but they aren't relying on the temporary injunction. Why it matters: State lawmakers are worried that the freeze could have lasting damage to residents who rely on Medicaid and other public services.
President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.