Michigan officials were scrambling to assess the potential impact of the federal grant freeze, which the White House is defending as an effort to be ‘good stewards of taxpayer dollars.'

LANSING — Michigan's attorney general joined a group of 22 attorneys general Tuesday in a lawsuit aiming to halt a White House freeze on federal grants and loans.

President Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders since returning to the White House, but how do his orders and actions affect Michigan? Does the state have to abide, for example, when the president declares there are only two genders?

Donald Trump has ordered a halt on federal funding, as he talks about lowering taxes for billionaires. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) joins The ReidOut with Joy Reid to discuss this and her new book,

NEW YORK CITY, NY — While promoting her latest book on a late-night talk show, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer talked about topics ranging from Michigan auto manufacturing to commonalities with President Donald Trump and her 2026 Super Bowl prediction.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt is set to make her debut behind the podium as the White House holds its first official news briefing Tuesday afternoon. Leavitt is certain to get questions related to the White House budget office’s decision to pause all grants and loans disbursed by the federal government to ensure its programs are consistent with President Donald Trump’s executive orders.

After widespread panic and confusion, the White House has rescinded its memo ordering a freeze on federal aid spending.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Tuesday that she planned to take legal action in response to President Donald Trump’s administration instituting a freeze on federal grants that

At least three U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday healthcare providers were blocked from the Medicaid payment portal after the Trump administration announced a federal funding pause, even as the White House said the program was exempted.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says she will be filing litigation in the wake of a freeze on federal funds to programs active in Michigan.

The Democrats’ approach is driven in part by the political reality of Republicans controlling the White House and both chambers of Congress for at least the next two years.

The decision by Michigan Sen. Gary Peters not to run for a third term set off a political earthquake, igniting buzz about who could get into the race.