Coverage dated January 9, 2026

Judge says Trump administration can't block child care, other program money for 5 states for now

Headline from ABC 30 Fresno

A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration cannot block federal money for child care subsidies and other programs.

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  1. ABC 30 Fresno

    Judge says Trump administration can't block child care, other program money for 5 states for now (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    ABC 30 Fresno's feed description

    A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration cannot block federal money for child care subsidies and other programs.

  2. KYMA Yuma

    Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump Administration's child care funding freeze (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    On Tuesday, the Department of Health and Human Services said it was pausing the funding in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York because it had "reason to believe" the states were granting benefits to people in the country illegally.

  3. Times Of San Diego

    Judge: Trump officials can’t block child care, other federal funds for California, 4 states (opens Times Of San Diego)

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    In filings and a hearing, the states contended that the government did not have a legal reason for holding back the money

  4. Fox10 Phoenix

    Trump administration can't block child care, other program money for these 5 states, federal judge rules (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    The states argued the freeze on three grant programs lacked legal justification and caused immediate disruption, putting more than $10 billion in annual funding at risk.

  5. New York Post

    Trump admin blocked from freezing $10B in child care, social services funding to NY, 4 other blue states (opens New York Post)

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    A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration on Friday from cutting off more than $10 billion in social services and child care funding to five Democrat-led states over fraud concerns.

  6. Los Angeles Times

    Federal judge blocks Trump administration's freeze of $10 billion in child-care funds (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state Democratic leaders had accused the president of pursuing a political vendetta after he froze federal funding for social services programs.

  7. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Judge blocks Trump from freezing $10 billion in child, family aid to five US states (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    A judge on Friday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from freezing access by five Democratic-led states to more than $10 billion of federal funds for child care and family

  8. ABC 7 New York

    Trump administration can't block child care, other program money for 5 states including NY: Judge (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    New York AG Letitia James announced a lawsuit against the Trump administration after it froze $10 billion in child care funding in five states.

  9. KTVU San Francisco

    Judge rules Trump administration cannot block child care funding (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    A federal judge in New York granted an emergency injunction late Friday afternoon, blocking the Trump administration from freezing $10-billion in funding to five Democratic-led states for child care and other social services.

  10. Fox News

    Federal judge blocks Trump from cutting childcare funds to Democratic states over fraud concerns (opens Fox News)

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    A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from halting childcare subsidies in five states amid fraud allegations affecting needy families.

  11. Herald Bulletin

    Trump administration can’t block child care money for 5 Democratic-led states for now, judge says (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    A judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot block child care and other federal social service money from flowing to five states for now. The administration said Tuesday

  12. NBC News

    Judge blocks Trump effort to withhold child care funds from states over fraud allegations (opens NBC News)

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    The administration targeted California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York when it announced a policy to freeze funds for three federal grant programs.

  13. CBS News

    Judge blocks Trump administration from freezing $10 billion in social services funding to 5 Democratic states (opens CBS News)

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    A federal judge has temporarily blocked HHS from halting $10 billion in social services funding to five states, a move the agency argued was necessary to crack down on fraud — but the states called unconstitutional.

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