Democrats have little legislative power to address the Trump administration’s sweeping order freezing federal funds. The current strategy is to make sure everyone back home knows what is happening, and litigate — aggressively.
Minutes before it was set to take effect, a judge temporarily halted the freeze on federal grants and loans in response to a lawsuit from Democracy Forward and a group of nonprofits. It’s one of many lawsuits filed against the Trump administration today and an early indicator of how Democrats will be resisting Trump’s policies.
But as the fight over the Office of Management and Budget’s directive on federal grants and loans plays out in the courts, Democrats in Congress are also plotting their political response.