Judge blocks Trump administration from freezing $10 billion in social services funding to 5 Democratic states

Source CBS Local
Original Load Date Jan. 9, 2026, 8 p.m.
Last Updated Jan. 9, 2026, 8 p.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/judge-blocks-trump-administration-freezing-social-services-funding/

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A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Department of Health and Human Services from halting around $10 billion in social services funding to multiple Democratic states, a move the agency argued was necessary to crack down on fraud — but the states called unconstitutional. The states covered by...