Attorney General Andrea Campbell and prosecutors from other states planned to sue President Donald Trump after his administration issued a directive to pause the distribution of federal funding.

A judge temporarily blocked implementation of a sweeping White House effort to pause potentially trillions of dollars in federal grants, loans and other financial-assistance programs, a directive that created chaos as states struggled to access funding portals dealing with Medicaid,

UT said it doesn't know how pausing federal grants would affect research. U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett called it "an abuse of power."

The freeze could have wide-ranging implications, with the White House noting that $3 trillion was spent in 2024 on federal assistance programs.

A federal judge put a temporary hold on the White House directive as Washington and 21 other states filed a lawsuit.

A White House directive to pause federal grants and loans has raised uncertainty for many universities, states and nonprofit organizations