Gov. JB Pritzker says the Medicaid system was down on Tuesday in Illinois and other states across the country.

The Trump administration remains adamant the plan for a federal funding freeze is still on despite legal challenges, causing even more confusion and whiplash for people in Illinois who rely on federal programs.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker expressed condolences for the victims and praised first responders, but also criticized the Trump administration’s handling of the tragedy.

The intention here is to disrupt. The intention here is to make cuts.” Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said at a press briefing.

Illinois and other states were shut out of the Medicaid system Tuesday. The White House confirmed the portal “outage,” but insisted payments would be unaffected.

In its quest to get a million electric vehicles on the road by 2030, Illinois was counting on $148 million in federal funding to help build a statewide network of public EV chargers. Now that funding has been frozen — and targeted for possible reduction or elimination — under a wide-ranging executive order that President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office.

Local leaders have positioned the state as a safe haven for abortion, which may draw more scrutiny under the new administration.

Illinois was one of 22 Democratic-led states that filed suit Tuesday asking a federal court to block the sudden pause on funding, which was announced Monday evening. The freeze threatened to hold up trillions of dollars in funding for basic government functions like health care,

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

President Donald Trump has appealed his hush money conviction, seeking to erase the verdict that made him the first person with a criminal record to win the office.

A judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked Donald Trump’s move to freeze funding for all federal grants and loans. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan ordered a brief administrative stay on the Office of Management and Budget’s effort to stop funding to federal grant contracts.