A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s order to halt trillions of dollars in federal grants, loans and other financial assistance, which had been set to go into effect at 5 p.m. EST.

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget sent this document to government agencies listing about 2,600 programs that were under review.

The Trump administration’s plan to implement a sweeping freeze of federal aid sparked immediate confusion, uncertainty and downright panic among nonprofits, local governments and other groups, many of which provide aid and services to some of the most at-need residents in Southern California.

Still, the chaotic 48 hours suggested that some in the Trump administration had overestimated their ability to impose ideological purity tests on federal funding. The order interrupted the Medicaid system, which provides health care to millions of low-income Americans, and left thousands of people in limbo.

Trump's order is premised on the idea that increasing Delta pumping would make more water available for the rest of California. But experts say its more complicated than that.

Cal Fire’s total base wildfire protection budget has nearly tripled over the past 10 years, from $1.1 billion in 2014‑15 to $3 billion in 2023‑24.

California paid $83.1 billion more in federal taxes than it received from the federal government — more than any other state — in 2022. When the state’s population is considered, California paid $2,129 more per capita in federal taxes than it received — which is more than all but three other states.

The Trump administration’s budget freeze on federal grants and loans will affect more than 2,600 accounts across the government. Beginning at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, tens of billions of dollars directed to the likes of the Pentagon,

Legal and business experts in the clean-energy sector are sorting through President Donald Trump's aggressive executive orders on climate and energy.

That roped Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsay Graham into the heated back and forth, who impressed on Vought that he did not have attorney-client privilege to evade a line of questioning as some of Trump’s other nominees did. “I am not claiming a privilege, Senator,” Vought said.

The Trump administration's decision to freeze federal grants and loans has sparked widespread confusion and concern, particularly in California, where economic