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A federal judge ruled Friday that the #Trump admin cannot block #federal money for #childcare subsidies & other programs aimed at supporting needy #children & their #families from flowing to 5 #Democratic-led #states for now.

#California, #Colorado, #Illinois, #Minnesota & #NewYork argued that a policy to freeze funds for 3 grant programs is having an immediate impact on them & creating “operational chaos.”

#law #RevengePolitics
https://apnews.com/article/social-service-child-care-5-states-trump-c4af28914687e6b95a3122a225676a8c?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-09-Breaking+News

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Judge says Trump administration can’t block child care, other program money for 5 states for now

A judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot block child care and other federal social service money from flowing to five states for now.

@lawyersgunsnmoney@mstdn.social replied · 2 days ago

@Nonilex I don’t recall that Biden punished the Red States, who promoted the Insurrection, politically supported the Insurrection, supplied materiel and personnel to support the Insurrection. Yet look at the retaliation “politics” here. Hopefully we don’t make this mistake again

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 2 days ago

In court filings & a hearing Friday, the #states contended that the admin did not have a legal reason for holding back the money from those states.

#HHS said it was pausing the #funding because it had “reason to believe” the states were granting benefits to people in the country illegally, though it did NOT provide #evidence or explain why it was targeting those states & not others.

#law #RevengePolitics #Trump #childcare #children #families #California #Colorado #Illinois #Minnesota #NewYork

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 2 days ago

The programs are the #ChildCare & Development Fund, which subsidizes child care for #children from #LowIncome #families; the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides cash assistance & job training; & the #SocialServices Block Grant, a smaller fund that provides money for a variety of programs.

#law #RevengePolitics #Trump #states #California #Colorado #Illinois #Minnesota #NewYork

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