California and a coalition of states have sued the Trump administration over drastic cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The lawsuit challenges the termination of 10,000 employees and consolidations of HHS divisions, arguing these moves threaten essential health services, including those related to the ongoing measles outbreak. California Attorney General Rob Bonta contends the cuts violate the Administrative Procedure Act and exceed presidential authority, asserting that they threaten a critical federal agency established by Congress. The lawsuit seeks to reverse these actions to protect public health services.
The Trump Administration does not have the power to incapacitate a department that Congress created, nor can it decline to spend funds that were appropriated by Congress for that department.
The lawsuit asks the courts to declare the cuts illegal, block or reverse their implementation and undo the firings.
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