Presidents from both parties, including Trump, have let the budget grow and grow. The White House is trying to make changes on its own.

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general announced legal action against the White House budget office Tuesday over its directive to freeze federal assistance while reviewing whether

The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

The White House has ordered a halt to federal spending, media reports say. The decision affects grants, loans, and other financial commitments. The impact may involve spending in the trillions of dollars,

California will help lead a coalition of states in suing to block a White House budget office order halting "all federal financial assistance."

The order is "a potential five-alarm fire" for organizations that serve communities, nonprofit group executive says.