A federal district judge temporarily halted President Trump's executive order freezing all federal financial assistance after the order was issued just one day prior. The order, which faced significant criticism, aimed to halt activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, including foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the green new deal. While Social Security, Medicare, and direct payments to individuals were not supposed to be affected, the vaguely worded memo caused widespread confusion and reports of people and organizations unable to access systems to receive their federal aid. The White House attempted to clarify exceptions throughout the day, but the damage was already done. Nonprofits that worked on healthcare and homelessness reported being unable to access websites to withdraw funds, and online portals to access Medicaid payments were temporarily down.
The move comes just one day after the order was issued and a federal district judge temporarily halted it. just one day after it was issued amidst significant criticism, according to a memo a source provided to NBC News.
Throughout the day, the White House attempted to clarify the exceptions, but by then, there was widespread confusion and reports of people and organizations unable to access systems to receive their federal aid.Nonprofits that worked on health care and homelessness, for example, told NBC News that they were unable to get into websites to withdraw funds, and online portals to access Medicaid payments were temporarily down.
“This is an important victory for the American people whose voices were heard after massive pressure from every corner of this country—real people made a difference by speaking out," Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said in a statement Wednesday."Still, the Trump administration — through a combination of sheer incompetence, cruel intentions, and a willful disregard of the law — caused real harm and chaos for millions over the span of the last 48 hours which is still ongoing.
Democracy Forward, a progressive nonprofit group, filed the lawsuit against OMB that resulted in Judge Loren AliKhan issuing the order that temporarily blocked the freeze from going into effect. “While we hope this will enable millions of people in communities across the country to breathe a sigh of relief, we condemn the Trump-Vance administration’s harmful and callous approach of unleashing chaos and harm on the American people," Skye Perryman, the CEO of Democracy Forward, said in a statement."Our team will continue to bring swift legal actions to protect the American people and will use the legal process to ensure that federal funding is restored.
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