A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from scrapping billions in funding allocated to state and local health departments for COVID-19.
U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy granted a 14-day restraining order to a group of nearly two dozen states that filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
JUDICIAL COUP: Fed judge in Rhode Island effectively takes over HHS — orders @RealDonaldTrump HHS to spend $11 billion in covid “emergency” funds….
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The Hill reports:
The states asked for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order to stop the cuts from taking effect. The officials claimed the administration acted unlawfully, without any analysis of benefits of the health funding or the dire
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