A memo from the Office of Management and Budget ordering a freeze on federal assistance sparked confusion across the country earlier this week.

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s freeze on federal aid, siding with 22 Democratic-led states that argued the policy was causing harm despite the White House’s efforts to walk back an earlier directive.

The order that froze trillions of dollars of federal grants and loans was published without vetting by key officials in the White House.

A second federal judge has ordered a temporary pause in Trump administration efforts to freeze federal funding in the latest twist over the spending of trillions of dollars in grants and loans.

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.

NH officials and nonprofit leaders scrambled for clarity after President Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget issued a memo ordering a freeze on nearly all federal financial assistance programs.

A federal funding freeze announced by President Donald Trump’s administration this week sparked concern in the public health community about the fate of crucial services and the communities served by them.