Source: US News & World Report
“Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday sued agencies under President Donald Trump, saying they are illegally and unconstitutionally withholding billions in federal aid from the state that had already been approved by Congress. Shapiro, a Democrat, filed the lawsuit despite the fact that federal courts have repeatedly rejected the Trump administration’s sweeping pause on federal funding, and Shapiro’s lawyers suggest that the Trump administration is continuing to ignore court orders to restore access to the suspended money. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Philadelphia, calls actions by the federal agencies ‘flagrantly lawless’ and said the agencies have no legal authority to unilaterally refuse to spend congressionally appropriated money over a policy disagreement.” (02/13/25)