Trump administration must resume $11 billion in funding for public health departments, judge rules

By DEVNA BOSE Associated Press Soundness Writer President Donald Trump s administration must put the brakes on slashing billions in federal money for populace vitality departments a federal judge disclosed Friday Related Articles US wants to withhold details in Kilmar Abrego Garcia matter Judge will hear arguments Trump s big bill faces next hurdle in Congress as GOP conservatives warn they may vote against it After Putin is a no-show at talks in Turkey Trump says he ll meet the Russian leader soon Shuli Ren Trump and Xi tone down a senseless commerce war Trump administration executives say Secret Amenity is scrutinizing Comey s social media post U S District Judge Mary McElroy in Rhode Island granted the preliminary injunction request in the lawsuit brought last by a coalition of Democrat-led states She had granted a temporary restraining order last month in the affair The lawsuit filed April by states and the District of Columbia sought to promptly halt billion in cuts alleging that it would decimate populace robustness infrastructure across the country The money allocated by Congress during the pandemic supported COVID- initiatives and mental healthcare and substance abuse efforts The injunction only applies to the states involved in the lawsuit The federal executive must file documentation that they re complying with the order by Tuesday evening Fitness departments across the country have declared they ve laid off employees after the Trump administration began to clawback the money in late March The Associated Press Medical and Science Department receives promotion from the Howard Hughes Clinical Institute s Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The AP is solely responsible for all content