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Trump aid freeze stirs chaos before it is blocked in court President Donald Trump's attempt to freeze hundreds of billions of dollars in federal aid was temporarily blocked in court on Tuesday, even as it sowed chaos throughout the government and stirred fears that it would disrupt programs that serve tens of millions of Americans. Minutes before it was due to take effect at 5 p.m. ET (2200 GMT), a federal judge blocked Trump's spending freeze that would have affected thousands of federal grant programs. read more