Appeals court rejects Trump bid to pause federal funding freeze ruling
By Jack Birle | Washington Examiner
A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration‘s efforts to pause federal aid through an Office of Management and Budget memorandum Wednesday, upholding a lower court’s ruling.
The Trump administration attempted to pursue a blanket pause of federal aid disbursements pending a review of the various spending items in January, but the order was blocked by a federal circuit court after several lawsuits, including one by more than a dozen state attorneys general.
Despite the Trump administration rescinding the memo, the court still pushed forward with haulting the blanket pause.
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