White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the pause on federal financial assistance will not include food stamps, Social Security, or Medicare and welfare benefits.
A federal judge on Tuesday paused the Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget memo, which aimed to freeze funding to various federal programs.
U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan for the District of Columbia, a judge appointed by former President Joe Biden, imposed an administrative stay on Tuesday afternoon, pausing the Trump administration’s action.
AliKhan ordered the pause on disbursements be stayed until Feb. 3 at 5 p.m.
During a virtual court hearing, AliKhan heard from a Department of Justice lawyer and a lawyer for the plaintiffs, as the 5 p.m. deadline for federal funding was ticking down.
A federal judge halted the Trump administration’s temporary federal funding freeze.
“I do think there is the spector of irreparable harm,” AliKhan said.
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AliKhan scheduled a hearing on the full temporary restraining order for Feb. 3 at 11 a.m.
Earlier in the day, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified that the federal grants and loans pause would not impact individual assistance going directly to Americans.
