"It's an agonizing waiting game." That's how Dr. Simon Adams, president and CEO of the Center for Victims of Torture, described the state he and others are in Wednesday evening as they await guidance from the federal government on its directives to potentially freeze federal funds and its current pause on foreign aid as it reviews various programs.

A slew of executive orders from President Donald Trump continued on Tuesday as the White House pushed an executive order to “Protect Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation”.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, according to two people familiar with the matter.

It’s a scary thing to be targeted by your own government. That was probably the point of the executive orders pouring out of the White House in the first days of the second Trump administration. Orders targeting government employees.

The order from U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan came minutes before the funding freeze was scheduled to go into effect Tuesday afternoon. The administrative stay, prompted by a lawsuit brought by nonprofit groups that receive federal funds, lasts until Monday afternoon and applies only to existing programs.

An order from the Trump administration released Monday night that would temporarily pause all federal financial assistance left Minnesota lawmakers scrambling to decipher what it would mean for the state.

The retailer has been the subject of boycott calls since an internal memo revealed a rollback of its DEI programs.

The State of Minnesota says it is trying to traverse potential impacts of a federal funding freeze that was set to be put in place by President Trump's administration on Tuesday.

There is no assurance President Donald Trump will only serve this single additional term. While seemingly outlandish, the prospect deserves to be taken seriously.

The White House posting that 538 undocumented immigrants have been arrested. 373 with criminal records. Including Cristofer Alexander Ramirez-Olivia of St. Paul. He was arrested Thursday after being convicted of 4th degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor in Minnesota back in 2018.

A Monday night memo could affect programs in every state, from aid to nonprofits to small business loans and local government grants.