Washington is scrambling to interpret a new Trump administration memo that appears to halt funding for many programs. The impact of the short memo, released Monday, is causing widespread confusion.
President Donald Trump has promised to greatly curtail the federal government and a memo released Monday by the Office of Management and Budget aims to follow through on that promise by halting a large swath of federal grant programs.
Several states are already signaling plans to challenge the policy in court. New York Attorney General Letitia James said her office would be taking “imminent legal action” in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Pressed on the legality of the order, Bacon said he is not a lawyer but noted that Congress approved the grants. “I don’t how they can just stop it,” he said.
Asked about whether the move amounted to impounding money already approved by Congress, Hill said, “I don’t think the courts have supported that over the years. Let’s wait and see. Let’s let him do his review and see what the result is.”
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