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A coalition of more than 20 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block the Trump administration from expanding federal access to the personal information of millions of Americans who receive welfare benefits through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. The lawsuit, filed in …

A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to continue sending billions of dollars in child care subsidies and other social service funds to five Democratic-led states, temporarily blocking an effort by the administration to withhold the money amid allegations of fraud. U.S. District Judge Vernon Broderick granted the …