A Trump administration spending freeze directly imperils $1.9 billion in monthly federal spending in Minnesota, nearly $23 billion annually, according to an estimate from Gov. Tim Walz’s office. “Donald Trump’s reckless action cut off funding to law enforcement,

Minnesota governor Tim Walz has blasted Trump for trying to shut off the funding for law enforcement, health care, schools, veterans, and farmers, referring to it as "unprecedented" and "illegal.

The unilateral decision by President Donald Trump to temporarily freeze federal funding already approved by Congress threatens up to $1.9 billion in monthly funding in Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz said.

Workers are worrying about hiring freezes on border patrol operations, waiting for agency directives and seeing how layoffs will affect them.

Trump’s order to push out transgender troops, issued late Monday night, was instantly condemned by an array of activist groups as exceptionally egregious and ultimately harmful to military readiness. They say transgender people have been serving successfully for years, including openly on and off for the past decade.

President Donald Trump announced a freeze on federal spending, a sweeping measure that impacts many programs in Minnesota.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, according to two people familiar with the matter.

During President Donald Trump's first week in office, his new Department of Justice announced plans to potentially criminally prosecute local and state officials who fail to “comply with lawful immigration-related commands and requests.

Tuesday afternoon a federal judge has blocked the freeze from taking effect until Monday, Feb. 3 at 5 p.m. CT.