President Donald Trump’s administration must put the brakes on slashing billions in federal money for public health departments, a federal judge said Friday.
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, allowing the money to keep flowing.
“We won a court order blocking the Trump administration from slashing over $11 billion in funding for pandemic preparedness, overdose prevention, and community health programs,” New York Attorney General Letitia James wrote on X shortly after the decision. “We’re going to continue our lawsuit to protect the health and well-being of millions of Americans.”
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