A federal judge's order at the 11th hour on Tuesday paused a Trump Administration memo that sparked chaos and confusion for anyone relying on federal funding.Th

The funding freeze could affect trillions of dollars across the nation and cause widespread disruption in health care research, education programs and other initiatives.

The full extent of the order was not immediately clear, but the directive sent to government agencies on Monday threatened to paralyze a vast swath of federal programs.

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said he was "deeply concerned" by the pause and "will explore any and all legal actions to challenge this harmful order from President Trump."

Oregon and 22 other states are suing the Trump administration after it ordered an abrupt freeze to many federal payments, leaving state agencies unable to access reimbursements for Medicaid and child care programs and sending state officials scrambling to determine the total effect.

A directive to freeze federal aid was widely decried by Democrats, but there was little clarity on what it will actually do.

The White House said on Wednesday it was prepared to fight in court after a U.S. judge temporarily blocked part of the Trump administration's sweeping directive to pause federal loans, grants and other financial assistance.