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A Trump administration spending freeze directly imperils $1.9 billion in monthly federal spending in Minnesota, nearly $23 billion annually, according to an estimate from Gov. Tim Walz’s office. “Donald Trump’s reckless action cut off funding to law enforcement,

The unilateral decision by President Donald Trump to temporarily freeze federal funding already approved by Congress threatens up to $1.9 billion in monthly funding in Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz said.

Minnesota governor Tim Walz has blasted Trump for trying to shut off the funding for law enforcement, health care, schools, veterans, and farmers, referring to it as "unprecedented" and "illegal.

That has left Trump more emboldened than ever — and with a long to-do list. He’s launched into a frenetic pace of appearances that is a dramatic departure from his predecessor, Joe Biden, who often faded from public view by his own staff’s design.

Workers are worrying about hiring freezes on border patrol operations, waiting for agency directives and seeing how layoffs will affect them.

President Donald Trump announced a freeze on federal spending, a sweeping measure that impacts many programs in Minnesota.

During President Donald Trump's first week in office, his new Department of Justice announced plans to potentially criminally prosecute local and state officials who fail to “comply with lawful immigration-related commands and requests.

Coming up at 9 a.m. on Thursday, MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about the steps President Donald Trump has taken to dismantle the federal government’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs and how some private companies have responded.

Tuesday afternoon a federal judge has blocked the freeze from taking effect until Monday, Feb. 3 at 5 p.m. CT.

A passenger jet collided with a helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday evening, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.