"This is one of the reasons why states have got to get to court and take on Donald Trump," Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday.

The funding freeze "violates the separation of powers," Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell said, as a colleague from California called it "arbitrary and capricious."

Massachusetts is expected to join in legal action as President Trump's administration begins a review of spending that could freeze trillions of government dollars.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told ABC News chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce Tuesday that every single illegal

President Trump’s executive orders about the border and immigration are expected to slow down the number of migrants coming to Massachusetts and “ease the pressure” on the

Democratic attorneys general from states including New York, California, Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Massachusetts are moving to keep funds flowing to state governments and cities.

A coalition of states, including New York, California, Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, are expected to file the challenge later on Tuesday in the Southern District of New York.

Reports that the president has fired 17 independent watchdogs at government agencies has sparked an angry response from critics.

The Trump administration's freeze on federal loans and grants is being challenged in court on multiple fronts.

Nutrition programs that deliver food assistance to millions of U.S. families will not be affected by a White House pause on federal grants and loans, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Donald Trump’s pedal-to-the-medal start to his term is challenging a pledge by some Democrats to work with his administration when possible.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to temporarily pause grants, loans and other federal financial assistance starting Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.