Trump budget office orders review of funds to Democratic-controlled states [View all]
Source: Washington Post
January 22, 2026 at 12:44 p.m. EST..
The Trump administration has ordered Cabinet agencies to review federal funding for a group of Democratic-controlled states, according to a White House budget official, as the administration looks to cut off resources for “sanctuary” jurisdictions that refuse to collaborate with immigration enforcement authorities.
The White House Office of Management and Budget ordered all federal agencies except the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments to report every grant, loan, contract, subcontract and “other monetary awards” to a group of 13 states and Washington, D.C.
“We are moving forward with taking fraud seriously,” said an OMB spokesperson, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal proceedings.
President Donald Trump declared in a speech last week that as of Feb. 1, the federal government would stop making “any payments to sanctuary cities, or states having sanctuary cities, because they do everything possible to protect criminals at the expense of American citizens.”
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/01/22/democratic-states-federal-funding-review/
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He is freaking out and flailing with Jack Smith testifying today. The courts have been smacking down these bogus "sanctuary city" misrepresentations since the original February 2025 lawsuit (including a status update of that one yesterday).
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