A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump's attempt to pause federal funding for an ideological review, averting a potential crisis for nonprofit organizations and millions of Americans. The funding freeze, which would have impacted federal grants, loans, and some aid, was challenged by nonprofit groups and met with widespread panic and confusion.
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a push from President Donald Trump to pause federal funding while his administration conducts an across-the-board ideological review to uproot progressive initiatives.U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the funding freeze only minutes before it was scheduled to take effect. The administrative stay, prompted by a lawsuit brought by nonprofit groups that receive federal money, lasts until Monday afternoon.
2 million mostly homebound seniors per year.The federal freeze would eliminate 37% of its yearly budget, just over $1 billion of its funding, which comes from the Federal Older Americans Act. For the San Francisco chapter, that amounts to a $3 million cut."It's an incredibly challenging thing to happen totally out of the blue, quite literally overnight.
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