A judge temporarily blocked efforts by HHS to recover billions in funds for child care and family assistance, mostly for lower-income Americans.

The move comes a day after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he would not seek reelection amid political fallout over a massive fraud probe in his state.

Administration has alleged fraud in decision to halt grants from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York

A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from freezing access by five Democratic-led states to more than $10 billion of federal funds.

The five states say they receive a total of more than $10 billion a year from the programs.

A judge temporarily blocked efforts by HHS to recover billions in funds for child care and family assistance, mostly for lower-income Americans.

Funding was paused because health department said benefits were going to people in country illegally