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Trump's $3 Trillion Funding Freeze Faces Legal Challenges

1/25/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration aims to freeze about $3 trillion in federal funding.
Courts issued temporary restraining orders blocking funding cuts, including a $4 billion National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding reduction.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro sued to protect environmental projects affected by the freeze.
Unions challenged layoffs at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration aims to freeze about $3 trillion in federal funding.
Courts issued temporary restraining orders blocking funding cuts, including a $4 billion National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding reduction.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro sued to protect environmental projects affected by the freeze.
Unions challenged layoffs at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).