March 11, 2025
- Rubio thanks DOGE, says US is canceling 83 percent of USAID programs – Politico
- Trump Tells Musk to Take a Backseat – Politico
- Can This Georgia Factory Survive DOGE? – New York Times
- Another climate nonprofit sues Citibank over frozen EPA funds – Politico
- Scholars stranded in America and abroad amid funding freeze of State Department programs – Associated Press
- DOJ fights latest loss in legal battle over Trump funding pause – Politico
- Chaos at the V.A.: Inside the DOGE Cuts Disrupting the Veterans Agency – New York Times
- DOGE’s $1 spending card limit touches everything from military research to trash pick up – Washington Post
- Rep. Budzinski Joins Experts to Set Record Straight on President Trump’s Illegal Funding Freeze – Press Event
March 10, 2025
- Report warns of broad impacts of frozen climate grants – Politico
- Trump stalls $1B push to electrify trucking at Port of LA – Politico
- Judge Blocks Trump’s Funding Freeze, Saying White House Put Itself ‘Above Congress’ – New York Times
- How Foreign Aid Cuts Are Setting the Stage for Disease Outbreaks – New York Times
- Senate Republicans tell Musk to send his cuts to Congress – Politico
- GOP senators pitch Musk on using 1974 budget law to cut spending – Roll Call
- New EPA guidance says spending items greater than $50,000 must get approval from DOGE – Associated Press
March 7, 2025
- Trump EPA cancels more than $100 million in already obligated low-carbon construction grants – Politico
- Whistleblower gives senators list of thousands of axed USAID programs – Punchbowl
- ‘People Are Going Silent’: Fearing Retribution, Trump Critics Muzzle Themselves – New York Times
- Wildfire-fighting nonprofits at risk as federal grants vanish – Politico
- We cannot fight tomorrow’s enemies with yesterday’s budget – Opinion: Senator Mitch McConnell
- Congress pushed back after Watergate, but what about now? – Roll Call
- Musk and Republicans discuss package to vote on DOGE cuts as shutdown nears – NBC
March 6, 2025
- House Approps Chair Doesn’t Like DOGE When It Comes For His District – Axios
- The Big Government Contracts DOGE Hasn’t Touched – New York Times
- Government Shutdown looms as Trump Tries to assert new spending power – Washington Post
- Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Bid to Freeze Foreign Aid – New York Times
- Climate Groups Were Counting on $20 Billion. Trump Won’t Let Them Access It. – New York Times
- Senate GOP presses Musk on DOGE cuts, rescissions – Punchbowl
- Trump Administration Live Updates: Government Cuts Hit Veterans Especially Hard – New York Times
March 5, 2025
- Judge Rules Trump Can’t Fire Head of Federal Watchdog Agency Without Cause – New York Times
- USAID slashes over 5,500 contracts, including scores of climate projects – Politico
- Struggling With Errors, DOGE Deletes Billions More From List of Savings – New York Times
- EPA’s $20B climate fund still frozen for awardee – Politico
- Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by Musk’s DOGE are expected to produce no savings – Associated Press
- Five key ways Congress can ensure accountability during a lawless era – Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
March 4, 2025
- Administration’s Non-Compliance with Court Order Causes Irreparable Global Harm – Public Citizen
- Trump Administration’s Disregard of Appropriations Legislation Jeopardizes Action on 2025 Funding – Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- The Supreme Court’s Final Test Approaches – Center for American Progress
- USDA moves to freeze more contracts, spending after DOGE directive – Politico
- Hiring freezes, fewer grad students: Funding uncertainty hits colleges – Washington Post
- Some federal funds are still frozen. Here’s what builders can do. – Construction Dive
- Sen. Roger Marshall walks out of town hall – CNN
- ‘Interrupted by boos’: GOP lawmaker confronted by ‘angry crowd’ in ‘deep red’ Texas county – MSN
- Rep. Derrick Van Orden threatens retaliation against a former VA employee – X
March 3, 2025
- Groups frozen out of $20B in EPA cash fear bankruptcy – Politico
- Why investors should be worrying about Trump and impoundment – Financial Times
- GAO May Take White House to Court Over Funding Freeze – MeriTalk
- DOGE Delusions: A Real-World Plan To Crack Down on Corporate Handouts, Tax the Rich and Invest for the Future – Public Citizen
- Powers of Trump and Congress Collide as Government Shutdown Nears – Wall Street Journal
- Chief Justice John Roberts pauses order for Trump admin to pay $2 billion in foreign aid by midnight – CNN
February 28, 2025
- GOP leaders say they won’t put reins on Trump and Musk in shutdown negotiations – Politico
- Judge continues to block Trump administration’s freeze on federal assistance – CBS
- Cuts to federal funding harm Southern communities – Southern Environmental Law Center
- Breaking Down House Republicans’ Tax Cuts for the Wealthy – Rep. Rosa DeLauro
- Democrats Demand Answers about the Ongoing Federal Freeze – Senators Patty Murray and Rep. Marcy Kaptur
- USDA Programs and Funding Illegal Frozen by the Trump Administration – House Appropriations Fact Sheet
- Judge says Trump’s mass firing of federal employees is illegal and should be stopped – NPR
- DOGE is now dramatically raising the potential for a government shutdown – Politico
- White House says Trump meant EPA will cut 65 percent of spending, not staff – Politico
- Chief Justice John Roberts pauses order for Trump admin to pay $2 billion in foreign aid by midnight – CNN
February 27, 2025
- House Republicans hit the brakes on town halls after blowback over Trump’s cuts – NBC News
- Republicans Face Angry Voters at Town Halls, Hinting at Broader Backlash – New York Times
- Judge Gives Trump Administration Deadline to Release Foreign Aid – New York Times
- Judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s plan to freeze federal aid – The Hill
- DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week – New York Times
February 26, 2025
- Trump’s latest budget nominee avows funding freeze, pledges to follow Vought – Politico
- Government funding deal ‘very close’ as negotiations hinge on Trump power struggle – Politico
- Senator Murray Slams Elon Musk Over Twitter
- The blinding contempt of the DOGE bros – Washington Post
- Republicans caught between Trump and farmers pleading for frozen funds – Washington Post
- Republicans Face Angry Voters at Town Halls, Hinting at Broader Backlash – New York Times
February 25, 2025
- West Bend voters raise concerns about Pres. Trump and Elon Musk at Republican Congressman’s town hall – TMJ4 Milwaukee
- ‘We are not going silently.’ Dozens of protesters chant in Downtown Christiansburg – WDBJ7
- Rep. Grothman faces heated crowd at Algoma Town Hall in Oshkosh – NBC7 Northeast Wisconsin
- Ohio GOP Rep. Balderson says Trump’s executive orders ‘getting out of control’ – The Columbus Dispatch
- Georgia Rep. Rich McCormick confronted by angry crowd over support for Trump’s agenda – AJC
- Alaska Rep. Begich confronts furious constituents on funding freeze – Alaska Public Media
- Rep. Jay Obernolte preaches deficit reduction, supports Musk in raucous Yucca Valley town hall – Hi Desert Star
- Rep. Kevin Hern faces tough questions from constituents on federal cuts – News On 6
- Rep. Mark Alford’s town hall in Belton, Missouri, erupts into shouts over federal layoff frustration – KMBC
- Inside the USDA, staffers struggle with Trump’s Funding Freeze – Washington Post
- What Republicans Can Do to Take Control of DOGE – Opinion Essay, Brendan Buck
February 24, 2025
- The private GOP panic over the slash-and-burn DOGE firings – PoliticoPro
- Trump Team Finds Loophole to Defy Spirit of Court Orders Blocking Spending Freezes – New York Times
- US aid freeze sows disruption in HIV, malaria product supply chains – Reuters
- Tribal funding caught in crossfire from Trump administration – ICT
February 21, 2025
- Trump’s federal funding freeze fight is back in RI court on Friday. Here’s what to expect. – The Providence Journal
- The lasting human impact of Trump funding freeze: An 86-year-old’s ride to dialysis now feels tenuous – STAT
- Agent Orange Twisted Her Limbs. The U.S. Is Abandoning a Vow to Help. – New York Times
- DOGE Claimed It Saved $8 Billion in One Contract. It Was Actually $8 Million. – New York Times
- The $20 Billion Controversy Over E.P.A. Climate Funds, Explained – New York Times
- After ceding power of the purse, GOP lawmakers beg Trump team for funds – Washington Post
- How Trump’s Impoundment Actions Are Feeding A Debt Limit Crisis – New York Times
- Trump’s funding freeze leaves American farmers like me out in the cold – MSNBC
- How Trump’s proposed funding freeze has impacted childcare providers – Fast Company
- Climate and environmental justice programs stalled by Trump freeze, despite court orders – NC Newsline
February 20, 2025
- Catholic Charities agencies across country cut funding, lay off staff amid funding freeze – Catholic News Agency
- US Conference of Catholic Bishops sues Trump over immigration, refugee funding freeze – Fox News
- DOGE’s Fuzzy Math – The Atlantic
- Press Release: Ranking Member DeLauro Releases Important Update on OMB Director Russ Vought’s Move to Continue Stealing from American Families and Businesses
- Trump faces growing DOGE revolt from GOP lawmakers – Axios
- Federal Register hold makes ‘end run’ around court pause on NIH funding freeze – The Transmitter
February 19, 2025
- Trump’s funding cuts leave the nation vulnerable to catastrophic wildfire – High Country News
- Solar has taken off in red states. Trump’s funding freeze is causing panic – The Guardian
- FACT SHEET: Trump & Elon’s Layoffs Jeopardize Essential Services Americans Rely On, Threaten Critical Agency Objectives Keeping Americans Safe & Healthy – Senate Appropriations Committee Fact Sheet
- The 14 percent of federal award money in Trump’s crosshairs – PoliticoPro
- Trump cuts hit red states, triggering GOP pushback – PoliticoPro
- Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say – CNN
- GOP flinches at Musk cuts – Politico
- Trump’s funding freeze leaves American farmers like me out in the cold – Essay by Rob Larew, president, National Farmers Union
- Trump’s Cuts Could Make Parks and Forests More Dangerous, Employees Say – New York Times
February 18, 2025
- Pittsburgh-area food banks confront uncertainties amid push for federal funding freeze – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Trump’s Funding Freeze Raises a New Question: Is the Government’s Word Good? – New York Times
- Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Owed to Communities Still in Jeopardy – Senate Appropriations Committee Fact Sheet
- Forest Service Layoffs and Frozen Funds Increase the Risk From Wildfires – New York Times
February 14, 2025
- Federal Government Takes Back New York FEMA Funding – Tweet from NY Post reporter Craig McCarthy
- Energy Bill Surcharge in Alabama – Tweet from journalist Judd Legum
- ‘People are just flipping out’: Billions in federal funding remain frozen despite court orders to keep the taps open – CNN
- Many Groups Promised Federal Aid Still Have No Funds and No Answers – New York Times
- Shapiro, Beshear join fight over Trump’s federal funding freeze – The Hill
- President Trump Is Ignoring the Impoundment Control Act, Welcoming a Fight in the Courts – Just Security
- Another casualty of Trump’s funding freeze: New Orleans’ tree canopy – Grist
- Senator Murray: Trump Blocking Funding Will Kill Good-Paying Energy Jobs and Raise Families’ Energy Bills – Press conference
- The Courts Blocked Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze. Agencies Are Withholding Money Anyway. – ProPublica
February 13, 2025
- Red-state universities push back against NIH funding cuts – Politico
- Appeals court rejects Trump administration bid to immediately reinstate funding freeze – NBC News
- $570 million in federal funding remains inaccessible to Colorado following Trump’s freeze, officials say – Colorado Politics
- Trump funding freeze could leave communities on their own as climate threats grow – NPR
- My Fellow Members of Congress: This Is a Naked Power Grab – Guest Essay, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rep. Rosa DeLauro
February 12, 2025
- Why DOGE is Unconstitutional – op-ed by Alan Charles Raul, former counsel to Presidents Reagan and George H.W. Bush
- FEMA official ignores judge’s latest order, demands freeze on grant funding – NBC News
- US farmers say Trump let them down with spending freeze – AFP
- Many Trump Administration Fiscal and Regulatory Actions Are Unlawful – CBPP report
February 11, 2025
- Farmers on the hook for millions after Trump freezes USDA funds – Washington Post
- 22 states sue to block Trump administration cuts to NIH research payments – STAT News
- ‘Constitutional crisis’: The Impoundment Control Act takes center stage after Russell Vought’s confirmation – Fox News
- Community health centers caught up in federal funding freeze — Roll Call
- Rape crisis centers see funding delays amid Trump administration spending upheaval – NPR
- ‘Self-inflicted wound’: Widespread alarm as Trump administration slashes NIH funding – UtilityDive [Article]
- Trump funding freeze could leave communities on their own as climate threats grow – NPR
- Trump freezes federal grants with big potential impact on providers, Medicaid – HealthcareDive [Article]
- EPA cuts off IRA solar money already under contract –E&E News [Article]