Minnesota agencies, nonprofits, local governments and health care organizations were all scrambling Tuesday to understand the ramifications of a national federal assistance freeze before it was temporarily blocked by a federal judge.

Gov. Tim Walz, Lt. Gov Peggy Flanagan and Attorney General Keith Ellison speak out against President Donald Trump’s freeze on federal funding

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.

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.

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

Many in Minnesota’s federal workforce — from border patrol workers up north to agency managers awaiting directives from Washington — are on edge after a flurry of executive actions during President Donald Trump’s first week back in office.

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.

The U.S. Federal Courthouse in St. Paul is one of dozens of places where the more than 20,000 federal employees work in Minnesota. Many are concerned about their jobs after President Donald Trump ...

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