The Constitution says federal agencies do not have the power to suspend states’ access to money that Congress appropriated, Shapiro said.

Josh Shapiro is suing the Trump administration over a federal funding freeze that's denying state agencies $2.1 billion. Shapiro, in a statement, said that despite court rulings ordering the funding to be released and his administration's work with federal lawmakers,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday lost the latest round in a court battle over his administration's bid to freeze federal spending after an appeals court declined to pause a court order requiring the government to continue delivering funds.