President Trump's action to pause federal grants was clearly endorsed during his presidential campaign — and even further outlined in Project 2025, which Trump denied having any ties to.

The funding freeze "violates the separation of powers," Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell said, as a colleague from California called it "arbitrary and capricious."

A federal judge put a temporary hold on the White House directive as Washington and 21 other states filed a lawsuit.

Policymakers, nonprofits and others who rely on federal funding are scrambling to unpack the significance of a Trump administration freeze on most federal grants and loans, a shift that Gov. Maura Healey warned will be "devastating" for Massachusetts.

Advocacy groups for nonprofits, health care and small business fought to block the memo they argued could lead to 'catastrophic' harm cutting funding.

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