Vernon Broderick Orders Trump Administration to Fund State Programs

Federal Judge Vernon Broderick extended a temporary order for two weeks requiring the Trump administration to continue funding social service programs in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York.The ruling follows an attempt by the Department of Health and Human Services to withhold over 10 billion dollars in annual grants by citing unsubstantiated fraud concerns regarding benefits for individuals in the USA illegally.Impacted programs include childcare subsidies for 1.3 million children and funding for homeless shelters, which the affected states argue are being targeted for political reasons.