Attorneys General from 21 states in the United States jointly sue the Trump administration, accusing it of illegally cutting federal funding.

Jin10 data, June 25th news, according to the Wall Street Journal, a coalition of attorneys general from 21 states is suing the Trump administration for cutting billions of dollars in federal funding. According to a lawsuit filed in the federal district court in Massachusetts on Tuesday, attorneys general from Democratic-led states such as New York, New Jersey, and Illinois, among others, claimed that the Trump administration is using provisions in White House regulations to arbitrarily terminate funding that they do not want to grant. The coalition seeks to prevent the Trump administration from cutting funding already distributed on the grounds of target shifting. New York Attorney General Letitia James said, "These cuts are simply illegal. Congress has the power of the purse, and the president cannot simply cut billions of dollars in essential resources just because he does not like the projects being funded." The White House Office of Management and Budget regulations stipulate that federal agencies can cut funding if it "no longer contributes to achieving planned goals or agency priorities."