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.

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

Trump’s order to push out transgender troops, issued late Monday night, was instantly condemned by an array of activist groups as exceptionally egregious and ultimately harmful to military readiness. They say transgender people have been serving successfully for years, including openly on and off for the past decade.

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

The governor's office said the freeze threatens $1.8 billion in federal funds usually allocated to the state each month.

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.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s cybersecurity agency has played a critical role in helping states shore up the defenses of their voting systems, but its election mission appears uncertain amid sustained criticism from Republicans and key figures in the Trump administration.

Two days after the Trump administration announced plans to freeze trillions of dollars in federal funding the president Wednesday rescinded the memo that had sent Minnesota agencies, service providers and community members spiraling over potential cuts.