US EditionFour Democratic-led states sue to stop Trump from withholding $600M in health grants
California, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota challenge Trump administration's $600 million CDC grant cuts, citing political retaliation and harm to public health infrastructure.
- Four Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration to block termination of $600 million in public health funding.
- The affected funding is used for monitoring health threats, responding to disease outbreaks, and planning for emergencies, including HIV prevention programs.
- The Trump administration claimed the grants do not reflect its priorities and cited concerns about gender-affirming care for minors.
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Democratic-led states seek to block Trump administration from ending public health funding
The states - California, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota - said they were being unlawfully subjected to "devastating funding cuts to basic public health infrastructure based on political animus."
By Hannah Schoenbaum. Four Democratic-led states that have become frequent targets of President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Wednesday to try to stop his administration from cutting hundreds of millions of dollars in public health grants. The Department of Health and Human Services informed Congress Monday that it planned to withhold about $600 million in grant funds allocated to the four states: California, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota. Th…
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Democratic-led states sue to stop Trump from withholding $600M in health grants
Four Democratic-led states that have become frequent targets of President Donald Trump have sued to block his administration from cutting off hundreds of millions in public health grants.
Illinois AG sues to prevent Trump admin. from cutting $600M in public health funds from 4 states
Illinois' attorney general is suing to block the Trump administration from cutting public health funding. Among the $600 million in cuts would be a $5.2 million program at Lurie Children's Hospital.
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