Judge Blocks Trump's Plan To Freeze Federal Grants

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• A judge has paused President Donald Trump's pause of federal grants, AP reported.
• The directive would have temporarily frozen federal grants to agencies like FEMA and the SBA.
• The judge's ruling pauses the order until Monday afternoon, protecting funding for existing programs.

A federal judge has temporarily prevented President Donald Trump's directive to freeze federal grants from taking effect Tuesday evening, according to the Associated Press.

US District Judge Loren L. AliKhan's decision will protect funding for existing programs until Monday afternoon.

The directive, which caused widespread panic among federal employees when it was announced early Tuesday, would have impacted funding at agencies like FEMA and the Small Business Administration.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

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