"The Trump administration's administrative bullying of "blue" states, New York and particular, relented slightly on Friday when Trump himself announced that he had yielded to a demand from New York State and reinstated $187 million in counterterrorism funds that were initially withheld for no stated reason, apparently without the president's knowledge. That $187 million, allocated under the Homeland"
"On Thursday, federal judge Lewis Kaplan issued a temporary restraining order that prevents the federal government from disbursing a chunk of the money to different states until he has a chance to rule on the merits of the argument. Issuing a TRO usually indicates a judge sees a chance the plaintiffs will win their case, and as he issued his"
Trump announced reinstatement of $187 million in counterterrorism funds that had been initially withheld from New York without a stated reason. The $187 million came from the Homeland Security Grant Program and did not include $30 million owed to the MTA under the Transit Security Grant Program. The funding cut deprived the MTA of tens of millions for police patrols, cybersecurity, and other security efforts. DHS documents indicated the denial was based on New York's "sanctuary" laws, prompting New York to sue, arguing allocation must follow terrorism risk levels. A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing redistribution pending further rulings.
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