US judge blocks $11 billion Trump administration health funding cut for now
- A federal judge temporarily blocked the Department of Health and Human Services from cutting over $11 billion in public health funding, stating that the states' arguments were likely to succeed.
- U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy issued a 14-day restraining order while a coalition of 23 states and the District of Columbia pursues litigation against these cuts.
- The coalition argued that terminating funding would harm public health programs and lead to workforce dismissals.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James welcomed the ruling, stating it temporarily blocks illegal cuts to vital health funding.
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Judge blocks Trump from rescinding N.J.’s $350M in pandemic aid
The Trump administration must return $11 billion in pandemic-era public health grants to the states, including $350 million yanked back from New Jersey, a federal judge has ruled.U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy in Rhode Island on Thursday granted the temporary restraining order requested by attorneys general in 23 states and Washington D.C., who sued Trump on Tuesday.

Judge Blocks Cuts to $11 Billion in Public Health Funding
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Federal Judge in Rhode Island Hijacks HHS Authority, Orders Trump Administration to Reinstate $11 Billion in COVID "Emergency" Funds Despite the Pandemic Ending Nearly Two Years Ago | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate $11 billion in COVID relief funds, igniting a fierce legal battle over pandemic-era spending and its implications for public health funding.
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