Minnesota Governor Tim Walz condemned Trump’s freeze on federal funds that state officials say put nearly $2 billion per month for police, health and childcare programs in limbo.

A federal judge has blocked a federal funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration, but not before Minnesota leaders could react to its possible implications.

State leaders in Minnesota, including Gov. Tim Walz, addressed President Trump's federal funding freeze Tuesday afternoon, calling the move "unprecedented" and "illegal."A memo from the White House budget office called for a spending freeze on federal assistance by 4 p.

The unilateral decision by President Donald Trump to temporarily freeze federal funding already approved by Congress threatens up to $1.9 billion in monthly funding in Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz said.

Federal loans and grants to state programs were expected to pause starting at 4 p.m. but a federal judge temporarily blocked the move.

A Trump administration spending freeze directly imperils $1.9 billion in monthly federal spending in Minnesota, nearly $23 billion annually, according to an estimate from Gov. Tim Walz’s office. “Donald Trump’s reckless action cut off funding to law enforcement,

Minnesota state officials were scrambling Tuesday to assess a potentially wide-ranging pause on federal grants and loans issued by the Trump administration. The funding freeze could affect the billions of dollars Minnesota gets each year from the federal government while agencies do an overview of whether taxpayer resources are being used to “advance Marxist equity,

Prominent state leaders in Minnesota, including Gov. Tim Walz, will address President Trump's federal funding freeze set for Tuesday afternoon.

The governor's office said the freeze threatens $1.8 billion in federal funds usually allocated to the state each month.