Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday sued President Donald Trump’s administration over its alleged failure to disburse more than $2 billion in federal funds to Pennsylvania, despite a federal court ordering the Trump administration to restore the funding.

Josh Shapiro is suing the Trump administration over a federal funding freeze that's denying state agencies $2.1 billion. Shapiro, in a statement, said that despite court rulings ordering the funding to be released and his administration's work with federal lawmakers,

Gov. Josh Shapiro is suing the Trump administration over what he is calling an “unconstitutional” hold up of more than $2 billion in federal funding for Pennsylvania.

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As questions continue over whether President Donald Trump can implement a federal funding freeze, a new report from Santa Clara County estimates that roughly $3.6 billion, or nearly 30%, of the county’s current budget comes from the feds.

The Trump administration is reigniting a legal fight over whether it can unilaterally freeze billions of dollars in funding in loans, grants and financial assistance.