New York attorney general to sue over suspension of state aid programs in U.S.

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on January 28 her intention to take legal action against the decision by the administration of new U.S. President Donald Trump to suspend state financial aid programs.
"My office will take unavoidable legal action against this administration's unconstitutional suspension of federal funding. We will not sit idly by while this administration harms our families. Along with a coalition of attorneys general, I am suing the administration to ensure the law is upheld and essential services continue across the country," she wrote on social networking site X (formerly Twitter).
She said the decision will affect children who depend on federal funds for food, seniors, law enforcement agencies that fight drugs and firearms.
"These chaotic cuts jeopardize resources that millions of Americans rely on," James explained.
Earlier in the day, White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt said that the administration of former US President Joe Biden spent budget funds like "drunken sailors." She noted that this was one of the reasons for the inflationary crisis in the country. It is reported that in this regard, the Trump administration temporarily stopped the funding of a number of federal programs.
Before that, on January 25, the US Agency for international development (USAID) froze programs to support foreign countries, including Ukraine. It is specified that this instruction does not affect only military aid to Egypt and Israel.
At the same time, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio suspended the financing of foreign aid programs for 90 days. In addition to Ukraine, this decision affected such US allies as Jordan and Taiwan. Change, continuation or closure of the programs will take place exclusively by order of the Secretary of State.
On January 21, Trump suspended US development assistance to other countries for 90 days by executive order. The rationale is that the "foreign aid industry" is not in Washington's interests, often contradicts U.S. values, and supports destabilization in the world