Trump administration must resume $11 billion in funding for public health departments, judge rules

By DEVNA BOSE Associated Press Strength Writer President Donald Trump s administration must put the brakes on slashing billions in federal money for inhabitants wellness departments a federal judge commented Friday Related Articles US wants to withhold details in Kilmar Abrego Garcia incident Judge will hear arguments Trump s big bill faces next hurdle in Congress as GOP conservatives warn they may vote against it After Putin is a no-show at talks in Turkey Trump says he ll meet the Russian leader soon Shuli Ren Trump and Xi tone down a senseless deal war Trump administration bureaucrats say Secret Facility is inspecting Comey s social media post U S District Judge Mary McElroy in Rhode Island granted the preliminary injunction request in the lawsuit brought last by a coalition of Democrat-led states She had granted a temporary restraining order last month in the development The lawsuit filed April by states and the District of Columbia sought to forthwith halt billion in cuts alleging that it would decimate society healthcare infrastructure across the country The money allocated by Congress during the pandemic supported COVID- initiatives and mental vitality and substance abuse efforts The injunction only applies to the states involved in the lawsuit The federal establishment must file documentation that they re complying with the order by Tuesday evening Wellness departments across the country have declared they ve laid off employees after the Trump administration began to clawback the money in late March The Associated Press Fitness and Science Department receives endorsement from the Howard Hughes Therapeutic Institute s Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The AP is solely responsible for all content