A federal court has temporarily blocked a directive from the Trump administration that aimed to pause federal grants and programs under the premise of ensuring their compliance with the administration's policies. The directive, deemed widely confusing by various stakeholders, particularly targeted programs labeled as promoting "Marxist equity" or similar, eliciting legal challenges from nonprofit groups and Democratic attorneys general. The White House subsequently clarified that critical programs like Social Security and Medicare are exempt from this funding delay, seeking to alleviate concerns over its broader impacts.
"The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
"The pause does not apply across-the-board and any program that provides direct benefits to Americans is explicitly excluded."
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