Democrats are taking credit for ginning up a public reaction to a funding “pause.” But this is just the first of many battles.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars and cause disruptions in health care research, education program

The White House issued a memo sent to federal employees Wednesday scrapping its original order, according to a document viewed by The Wall Street Journal. The initial order was se

But the legal battle over the plan that set off panic and confusion across the country is just beginning, and it could become a constitutional clash over control of taxpayer money and expansion of executive power before the Supreme Court.

A federal judge said Wednesday he intends to halt the Trump administration from freezing federal grant funding, despite officials rescinding an initial Office of Management and Budget memo on that effort earlier in the day.

President Donald Trump has ordered a freeze on all federal assistance loans and grants, and there has been considerable confusion over what exactly is being targeted by the wide-ranging move. A memorandum issued by the Office of Management and Budget ordered federal agencies "to identify and review all federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the President's policies and requirements.