New York’s attorney general is in the van of opposition to the 47th president’s agenda — and he owes her office some $500 million.

A group of Democratic state attorneys general plan to file a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging the Trump administration's sweeping directive to temporarily freeze federal loans, grants and other financial assistance,

The great promise of our nation is that everyone born here is a citizen of the United States, able to achieve the American dream,” said Attorney General James.

The freeze became public thanks to a leaked memo in which the White House’s budget office ordered federal agencies to pause all financial assistance related to foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations,

The White House said the pause will not include direct assistance, as New York Attorney General Letitia James leads a lawsuit to stop the pause.

The Trump administration's freeze on federal loans and grants is being challenged in court on multiple fronts.

Amid concerns about immigration enforcement, lawmakers in New York and Massachusetts reminded school districts they have a legal obligation to protect all students and their information. This follows increased enforcement across the country.

Multiple states have reached a tentative new agreement with the Sackler family, who made billions of dollars marketing OxyContin, the drug that set off the U.S. opioid crisis. New York State Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement that the Sackler family will pay up to $6.

NY Attorney General James leads a lawsuit against Trump administration over a policy freezing federal funding to states.

President Donald Trump's budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than a day after Massachusetts and other states sued and a federal judge intervened.

Federal aid is a major source of revenue for states. According to Pew Charitable Trusts, federal grants represented 36.4% of total revenue for state governments in fiscal year 2022.