Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Cutting $600 Million In Health Grants
A U.S. judge issued a 14-day temporary restraining order keeping CDC grants to California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota intact while those states challenge the rescissions in court.
Overview
U.S. District Judge Manish S. Shah issued a 14-day temporary restraining order blocking the rescission of $600 million in public health grants to California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota.
California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota sued after the Department of Health and Human Services moved to terminate grants it said did not reflect revised CDC priorities.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said the administration was "playing politics with critical public health funding" and that the order ensures CDC and other funds will continue flowing to Illinois.
In Illinois, reporting and the states' lawsuit say over $170 million in cuts include $86 million to the Illinois Department of Public Health and $61 million to the Chicago Department of Public Health.
The order pauses the cuts for 14 days while the lawsuit proceeds, and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said the states will seek to extend the pause for the duration of the lawsuit.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the story as partisan harm to public health by prioritizing critical officials’ statements and concrete program impacts, using loaded verbs like 'slashed' and 'hit list', foregrounding Democratic states and prior legal wins, and noting an absent HHS response—emphasizing governmental targeting over administration explanations.
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FAQ
California, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota sued the Trump administration.
The rescissions involved approximately $600 million in CDC public health grants.
U.S. District Judge Manish S. Shah issued a 14-day temporary restraining order blocking the rescission of the grants.
The Department of Health and Human Services moved to terminate the grants because they did not reflect revised CDC priorities.
In Illinois, the cuts include over $170 million, with $86 million to the Illinois Department of Public Health and $61 million to the Chicago Department of Public Health.
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