Federal Social Programs Oversight

U.S. District Judge Vernon Broderick extended by two weeks a temporary restraining order that prevents the Trump administration and HHS from cutting off CCDF, TANF and Social Services Block Grant funds—more than $10 billion annually—to California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York while the court weighs the merits. The administration had moved to freeze or restrict drawdowns citing suspected fraud—catalyzed by a viral video—and ordered expanded audits and documentation requirements for child‑care payments, steps state officials and advocates say threaten providers and families and are being challenged as politicized and legally improper.