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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that beginning Feb. 1 his administration will deny federal funding to any states that are home to local governments resisting federal immigration enforcement, dramatically expanding earlier threats that targeted only so-called sanctuary cities themselves. The proposal, unveiled near the end of a speech to the …

A federal judge on Friday temporarily barred the Trump administration from withholding billions of dollars in federal funding for child care and family assistance programs from five Democratic-led states, ruling that the states had shown an immediate need to preserve the status quo while the dispute plays out in court. …

The Trump administration will temporarily stop payments on multiple federal programs Tuesday evening, cutting off Americans who rely on what could be trillions in funding and likely setting off a legal challenge over Congress’ constitutional spending authority. The two-page memo from the Office of Management and Budget announcing the freeze appeared …