Donald Trump’s planned freeze on federal grants and loans was put on ice Tuesday afternoon just minutes before it was set to begin.
U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan, out of Washington, issued an administrative stay to pause the freeze until at least Monday—a ruling that came as the Medicaid funding portals for states across the country were reported as down.
The Trump Administration has insisted programs providing direct assistance to Americans would not be affected by the freeze, including Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, student loans and food stamps.