Gov. JB Pritzker and 16 Illinois Democrats sent a letter to OMB Director Russell Vought on Tuesday demanding the Trump administration release $1.88 billion in federal funding to Illinois.

The House on Tuesday narrowly passed a Republican budget resolution that called for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and a $2 trillion reduction in federal spending over a decade, a first step for advancing major elements of President Trump’s domestic agenda.

A federal judge on Tuesday placed a preliminary injunction on the Trump administration's planned freeze on federal funding, halting the process while a lawsuit against the freeze proceeds.

President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday aiming to expand the White House’s authority over various independent regulatory agencies, a move likely to prompt legal challenges. Trump issued

The order weighing on the federal agency's independence could also have implications on enforcement activity, concerned observers say.

Federal agencies have a little more than two weeks to devise plans for achieving significant staff reductions and cost savings.