Democratic AGs, Nonprofits Sue Over OMB’s Freeze on Federal Grants, Loans

‘The president does not get to decide which laws to enforce and for whom,’ New York’s attorney general said.

New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks at announcement on opioids in New York City on Jan. 23, 2025. (Oliver Mantyk/The Epoch Times

Several Democratic state attorneys general will file a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) freeze on federal grants, loans, and other financial assistance, New York Attorney General Letitia James said on Jan. 28.

James’s lawsuit, joined by California and Massachusetts, is directed at OMB Acting Director Matthew Vaeth, who carried out the Trump administration’s sweeping policy change in a memorandum on Monday.